African-American Vernacular English
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african-american-vernacular-english-177-17276743
title:
African-American Vernacular English
text:
African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working- and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians. Having its own unique grammatical, vocabulary and accent features, AAVE is employed by middle-class Black Americans as the more informal and casual end of a sociolinguistic continuum. However, in formal speaking contexts, speakers tend to switch to more standard English grammar and vocabulary, usuall
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Variety of American English
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English
date created:
2004-02-25T03:37:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T06:04:11Z
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