Gullah
- Atherton Rebel
The African American dialect that blended English with Yoruba, Ibo, and Hausa is known as Gullah or Geechee. It developed among African slaves in the coastal regions of the southern United States, particularly in South Carolina and Georgia.
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is a dialect that combines African language influences with English. It is spoken by many African Americans and features distinct grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation patterns. AAVE has its roots in the history of African Americans during and after slavery in the United States.
No, African American Vernacular English is a dialect of English. You can be fluent in both "standard" English and AAVE, but to be bilingual you must be able to speak two languages, not two dialects of the same language.
Celie, the main character in "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, speaks in African American Vernacular English (AAVE), which is a dialect of English spoken primarily by African Americans in the United States. It is characterized by unique grammar, vocabulary, and phonology distinct from standard English.
Language-dialect would be nuances like a southern accent.
Old English is modern English's ancestor. OE dates from approx. 450 - 1100 AD. American English is a dialect of "English"
Gullah
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is a dialect that combines African language influences with English. It is spoken by many African Americans and features distinct grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation patterns. AAVE has its roots in the history of African Americans during and after slavery in the United States.
The word for different versions of a language is "dialect". There are several dialects of english, such as French, Indian, and American. Within America there are numerous dialects of American English, such as the Appalachian dialect, the African American Vernacular, and pigeon tongues such as French Creole.
No, African American Vernacular English is a dialect of English. You can be fluent in both "standard" English and AAVE, but to be bilingual you must be able to speak two languages, not two dialects of the same language.
Celie, the main character in "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, speaks in African American Vernacular English (AAVE), which is a dialect of English spoken primarily by African Americans in the United States. It is characterized by unique grammar, vocabulary, and phonology distinct from standard English.
The characters in "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston speak in a dialect known as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), which captures the speech patterns and idioms of Southern black communities in the early 20th century. This dialect is distinctive for its rhythm, grammatical structures, and vocabulary unique to the African American experience.
African American venacular English or black English, it is a mix of English and the southern slang during the Harlem Renaissancee
English (American Dialect)
The most widely understood English dialect
Normal American English
Language-dialect would be nuances like a southern accent.
Linguists say the main feature of the African American dialect is the use of invariant be. When African American dialect speakers wish to suggest a habitual state or activity, they will use be instead of a conjugated form of the verb and a signal word, such as forever or always. Whereas a Standard American English (SAE) speaker might say, "I am forever tidying up after that child," an African American dialect speaker is more likely to say, "I be forever tidying up after that child!" Of course, most children raised in an African-American-dialect-speaking home learn SAE in school.Also, the dropping of certain consonants, such as in the above example "I be forever tidying up after that child" would sound more like, "I be foreva tidyin' up afta that chil'."