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Characteristics

Basic Grammatical Differences from Standard English

Origins

  • The use of the copula

ex. He be singin'

  • Double negatives

ex. He di'n't see nothin'

  • Negtive Inversion

ex. Ain't nobody gonna find out.

  • Dropping Consnants

ex. respect--> respec'

old--> ol'

  • Lack of Nasals

ex. singin'

  • Dialectologist Hypothesis: English origins of African American English
  • Creole Hypothesis: West African and Caribbean origins

How did African American English develop in the United States and how will it change the future?

How it will change the Future

  • Societal Sterotypes
  • Oakland School District 1996

What is African American English?

By: Christina Sarmiento

  • A dialect of Standard English
  • A dialect used predominantly in African American Communities.

African American Vernacular English

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