SOCIETAL ISSUES: AAVE

What is aave?
AAVE stands for African American Vernacular English, and is essentially a vocabulary that is claimed to have been created by African American communities going back many years.African American Vernacular English, is a dialect of Standard American English which is primarily spoken by the black community of the United States. You’ll commonly hear it in cities across America, and on SoundCloud. Please note that AAVE is not one finite set of vocabulary and grammar. It encompasses a bunch of sub-sub-sets which can vary from region to region.AAVE or African American Vernacular English is a part of our rules and regulations. Coming from the Black culture, there are some words with definitions that exclusively came from them, which as a result, we prohibit using in our administration. AAVE has been formed as a way to be free from the enslavement they experienced from the Whites for several years. Ilang years ginawang slaves ng Whites and Black community kaya gumawa sila ng paraan to communicate with each other as a shoe of their independence and freedom from their influence. Instead of the Standard English, they have their own dialect wherein they can understand and communicate with each other.

Although we can't speak for the whole community themselves, let us serve as a model in being a voice for the community and start the change when it comes to acknowledging AAVE. Here are some examples of AAVE to avoid:

  • tea

  • ghetto

  • ain't - (if used in double negatives, eg. ain’t not)

  • lit

  • simp

  • shawty

  • swag

  • dope

  • finna

  • fleek

  • chile / whew

  • fam

  • ion

  • periodt

  • wbk (we been knew)

  • cap / no cap

  • miss girl

  • been / bin

  • bruh

  • asf (as fuck)

  • homie

  • be

  • sis

  • bae

  • yas / yas queen

  • twerk

  • ratchet

  • finna

  • bussin

  • doe (though/door)

  • dis (this)

  • dat (that)

  • wit (with)

  • dem (them)

  • gangsta (gangster)

  • twitta (twitter)

  • errday (everyday)

  • gon' (going to)

  • recanize (recognize)

  • thang (thing)

  • swangin (swinging)

  • blang (bling)

  • goo goo (good good)

  • laz (last)

  • shoo (shoot)

  • mah (my)

  • hur (hair)

  • cur (care)

Here are the AAVE words that can be use depending on the context, or surrounding words, phrases, and paragraphs, of the writing.

  • tea

  • ain't (if not used in double negatives)

  • lit

  • swag

  • fam

  • ion (if pertaining to science)

  • cap (if pertaining to the thing)

  • miss girl

  • been - considered by majority

  • be - considered by majority

  • sis - considered by majority

  • bae (if name, eg. bae suzy)

AAVE REFERENCES

ABLEISM REFERENCES