Aave (Noun)
Meaning
A nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The linguist studied the syntax of AAVE to better understand the dialect.
- In some schools, instructors made students ashamed to speak in AAVE despite it being their native tongue.
- The use of AAVE in hip-hop lyrics has been a topic of discussion among linguists and musicologists.
- AAVE is not a slang or a corruption of standard American English, but a legitimate dialect with its own grammatical structure.
- The distinction between AAVE and standard American English can be a source of misunderstanding and miscommunication in the classroom.
Synonyms
- African American English
- Black Vernacular
- Black English
- Black Vernacular English
- Black English Vernacular
- Ebonics
- African American Vernacular English