African-American Vernacular English
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African-American Vernacular English¹
proper noun African American Vernacular English · African American vernacular English · African-American vernacular English
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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.
Similar: African-American English, Afro-American Vernacular English, AAVE, Black English, BE, Black English Vernacular, BEV, Ebonics, jive
African-American vernacular English²
proper noun
- Alternative form of African-American Vernacular English
Translations
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name variation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
| 日本語 | 黒人英語 kokujin eigo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 非洲裔美國人白話英語 /非洲裔美国人白话英语 Fēizhōu yì měiguó rén báihuà yīngyǔ |
| Português | vernáculo afro-americano |
| Deutsch | afroamerikanisches Englisch |
| Русский | Афроамериканский англи́йский Afroamerikanskij anglíjskij |
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