LIN 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Habitual Aspect, Phonics, English Studies
Document Summary
Aave has been more heavily scrutinized than any other dialect of english. Aave refers to a variety of english associated predominantly with working-class african. The term is also used by some scholars to include non-standard varieties used by african- heritage speakers in parts of canada, including nova scotia. Other linguistic terms include black english vernacular (bev). Another popular term that was originally coined and is still used by the media (but not used by professional linguists) is ebony phonics (ebonics). Another widespread myth is that aave refers to one variety of english. The prevailing is that geographically separated urban varieties of aave share a common. Generations of racial and racist stereotyping often portray aave as a variety spoken by of its perceived deviance from standard english. American are incapable of using other varieties of english. It is often stereotypically associated in popular culture with disaffected black (male) youth.
