african american vernacular english

Questions about african american vernacular english

What is another word for african american vernacular english?

It depends which african american vernacular english you mean. In the sense “a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States”, the synonyms are AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics. Across all 1 sense there are 7 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of african american vernacular english?

WordNet records no antonym for african american vernacular english. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for african american vernacular english come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of african american vernacular english

• Full entry for african american vernacular englishAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for african american vernacular englishWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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