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African-American Vernacular English

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General Info

African-American Vernacular English

- most often referred to as AAVE (officialy)

Other Names

- other names:

Black Vernacular, Black English Vernacular (BEV)

-colloquially Ebonics

The Way White People See It:

General Information

-"ghetto" way of speaking

- the language of the uneducated

Definition

AAVE is a variety of English natively spoken by most working- and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians, particulaty in urban comunities.

Slang: individual words or phrases shared by a group of people to unify and identify; used in certain situations.

Language: a system of communication (vocabulary and grammar rules) shared by a group of people to unify and identify; used in everyday situations for regular communication.

AAVE is NOT a compilation of slang terms. It is a full-fledged dialect of English, just like for example Australian English.

It is entirely rule-bound, meaning it has a very clear grammar which can be described in great detail.

In Depth

Slang or Language ?

Origin

- many similarities to Southern American Accent (influence of slavery)

- paralells between AAVE and West African Languages and African Creole languages

Origin, Grammar, Vocabulary

Grammar

Grammar

-auxiliary verbs are often skipped

-neutralization of singular and plural persons

-the use of "finna"

-multiple negation and the use of "ain't"

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

-very popular in social media

-associated with young people's slang

Examples:

- whip

- crib

- ax/axin'

-strap

-wagwan

-y'all

-to cop/cop pieces

-roc(k)s-diamonds

-imma

-finna

-gonna

-gotta

-aigt/aight

-trapping

Examples

Examples

Sosa Lyrics

Fuckers in school telling me, always in the barber shop Chief Keef ain’t bout this, Chief Keef ain’t bout that My boy a BD on fucking Lamron and them He, he they say that nigga don’t be putting in no work SHUT THE FUCK UP! Y'all niggas ain’t know shit All ya motherfuckers talk about Chief Keef ain’t no hitta Chief Keef ain’t this Chief Keef a fake SHUT THE FUCK UP Y'all don’t live with that nigga Y'all know that nigga got caught with a ratchet Shootin' at the police and shit Nigga been on probation since fuckin, I don’t know when! Motherfuckers stop fuckin' playin' him like that Them niggas savages out there If I catch another motherfucker talking sweet about Chief Keef I’m fucking beating they ass! I’m not fucking playing no more You know those niggas role with Lil' Reese and them

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