Later, I emigrated to the U.S. to teach linguistics at Wayne State University and began researching and teaching what academics call African American Vernacular English, or the everyday speech of ...

1. The V in AAVE stands for vernacular. African American Vernacular English (AAVE) references the language being used in more casual settings. However, as time progressed, language scholars ...

One of the toughest transitions Kyla Jenée Lacey endured in her life was when her family moved from diverse Chicago to Winter Springs, Fla., a predominantly White city about 30 minutes north of ...

Tracey Weldon, who worked as a linguist in higher education for nearly 30 years, said African American Vernacular English shares certain features like multiple negation ("she ain’t got no money ...

For years, people have brought to light that some slang words that are used on an everyday basis originate from African American Vernacular English, or AAVE. And when used incorrectly, it can be ...

She felt like the token Black girl - and she quickly realized that speaking African American Vernacular English (AAVE) to her White classmates would only make people question her intelligence.

Dialects, slang, and vernacular such as Patois, Pidgin, African American Vernacular English (AAVE), and Afrikaans among so many others have become interwoven with the various societies that it has ...

No topic in sociolinguistics has been studied more than the history and the structure of African American English (AAE). Also referred to as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), Black ...

Echoing the speech patterns of her white colleagues, she avoided African American Vernacular English, spoke in a quieter voice and buttoned down her mannerisms. Even in casual moments around the ...