African-American Vernacular English
English
editAlternative forms
edit- African American Vernacular English
- African American vernacular English
- African-American vernacular English
Proper noun
editAfrican-American Vernacular English
- A variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.
Synonyms
edit- African-American English
- Afro-American Vernacular English
- AAVE
- Black English (BE) (US)
- Black English Vernacular (BEV)
- Ebonics
Translations
editvariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
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