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Race/Ethnicity |
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AAVE |
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You are describing characterisics of African American Vernacular English. Just as 'Standard American English' has set grammatical rules, so does AAVE. There have been countless studies done on the subject.
Check out Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American_Vernacular_English |
| Posted: | 1/19/2007 |
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Melissa ,
Fargo, ND, United States
, 24
, Female
, White/Caucasian
, College Instructor
, Over 4 Years of College
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