African American English
noun
variants
or less commonly African American Language
: a variety of American English spoken chiefly by African Americans
Like all other dialects of English, with their own histories of how they came to be, African American English (AAE) is a systematic and complete language that operates under a set of rules …—
Renée Blake and Kimberley Baxter
—abbreviation AAE, AAL
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“African American English.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African%20American%20English. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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