African American Vernacular English (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a dialect of American English characterized by pronunciations, syntactic structures, and vocabulary associated with and used by some North American Black people and exhibiting a wide variety and range of forms varying in the extent to which they differ from Standard American English. Abbreviation: AAVE
noun
  1. a dialect of English typically spoken by working-class African-Americans
African American Vernacular English (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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