AAVE
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AAVE is a distinct, rule-governed variety of English historically spoken by African Americans, characterized by unique grammatical, phonological, and lexical features.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
→
language variety → sociolect → variety of English → |
| alsoKnownAs |
African American English
→
Black English → Black Vernacular English → Ebonics → |
| differsFrom |
British Standard English
→
Standard American English → |
| fullName |
African American Vernacular English
→
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| hasFeature |
absence of third-person singular -s in present tense
→
ain't as a negator → come as a remote or disapproving perfective marker → consonant cluster reduction → copula deletion → distinct grammar → distinct intonation patterns → distinct phonology → distinct vocabulary → done as a completive aspect marker → double negatives → final consonant devoicing → habitual be → invariant be for habitual aspect → lexical items such as bae → lexical items such as crib → lexical items such as finna → lexical items such as gonna → lexical items such as homie → lexical items such as lit → lexical items such as woke → lexical items such as y'all → lexical items such as yo → multiple negation → negative concord → use of stressed BIN to mark remote past → zero copula in certain contexts → |
| hasHistoricalRootsIn |
contact between English and West African languages
→
the history of slavery in the United States → |
| hasInfluenced |
American popular culture
→
hip hop lyrics → internet slang → |
| historicallySpokenBy |
African Americans
→
|
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Standard American English
→
|
| isOftenStigmatizedAs |
incorrect English
→
|
| isRuleGoverned |
true
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|
| isSubjectOf |
educational policy debates
→
sociolinguistic research → |
| languageFamily |
English
→
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| recognizedByLinguistsAs |
systematic and rule-governed dialect
→
|
| spokenIn |
United States
→
rural communities in the United States → urban communities in the United States → |
| usedAsMarkerOf |
African American identity
→
group solidarity → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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African American Vernacular English
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alsoKnownAs |