Thursday, October 4, 2012

Black-English/AAVE

I found it funny that Jake, who is a traveled man that now knows multiple languages, uses Black-English or African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) when he is in Harlem. I personally don't know French, but I get the feeling he is using proper grammar when he speaks it and I really don't know if there is a French equivalent to AAVE (I've only taking Asian languages so I admit I'm ignorant when it comes to the Romance languages). AAVE is not just slang, because it has grammatical rules. It isn't really a language but it is systematic. It has rules. Would you say that Jake only speaks AAVE in Harlem? If so, is this because he would be looked down on and not fit in because that is the norm of the area?
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  1. AnonymousOctober 4, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    Yes, I would probably say that Jake mostly just speaks AAVE in Harlem. I kind of doubt he did when he was overseas. It's probably a cultural thing, just to feel accepted now that he's gone "home to Harlem."

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