The Uniqueness of African American Vernacular English


Term Paper, 2014

17 Pages


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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 The origins of African American Vernacular English

3 Features of African American Vernacular English
3.1 Phonological features
3.2 Negation
3.3 Tense, mood and aspect
3.4 Vocabulary

4 African American Vernacular English using the example of
Zora Neale Hurston’s short story The Gilded Six-Bits

5 African American Vernacular English in Rap and Hip Hop songs

6 African American Vernacular English as language of education?

7 Conclusion

8 Bibliography

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Title
The Uniqueness of African American Vernacular English
College
Humboldt-University of Berlin
Author
Year
2014
Pages
17
Catalog Number
V274166
ISBN (eBook)
9783656670742
ISBN (Book)
9783656670759
File size
580 KB
Language
English
Keywords
AAVE, Black English, ebonics, black vernacular
Quote paper
Lea Lorena Jerns (Author), 2014, The Uniqueness of African American Vernacular English, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/274166

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