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African American Vernacular English

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African American Vernacular English
n. Abbr. AAVE
Any of the nonstandard varieties of English spoken by African Americans. Also called Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics. See Usage Note at Black English.
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Noun1.African American Vernacular English - a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics
American English, American language, American - the English language as used in the United States
gangsta - (Black English) a member of a youth gang


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Instead, they provide annotations in which the editors clarify certain words that have special meanings in African American Vernacular English, especially as those meanings change over time (Gates and McKay xl).
Teaching ethnic American literary anthologies by Jablon, Rachel Leah / Academic Exchange Quarterly
In using the phrase you know as the rhythmic basis of her poem, Cortez demonstrates the poetic potentiality of African American vernacular English.
All the Birds Sing Bass: The Revolutionary Blues of Jayne Cortez by Bolden, Tony / African American Review
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