African American English

Noun

Meaning

a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

African-American English

Synonyms

ebonics African American Vernacular English AAVE Black English Vernacular Black English Black Vernacular Black Vernacular English

Hypernyms

american American English American language

Examples

It appears that the present-day form of African American English is not the inheritance of the period of slavery, but the creation of the second half of the 20th century. William Labov

Close letter words and terms

african African amaranth african american dialect african american folklore African American History Month african american idiom