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Mind Map on AAVE, created by hopefeasey on 05/03/2014.
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AAVE
Dialect Terms
Definition: Language used in a specific area in the world.
Examples: 'git' 'mama' 'pa'
Clippings/shortenings
Definition: Shortening a word.
Examples: 'bout' 'cause' 'somethin'
'ain't' as a negative and double negative
Examples: 'don't say nothing' 'don't nobody come see us' 'us ain't never spoke'
Phonetic Spellings
Definition: Spelling words a certain way to indicate accent.
Examples: 'ast' 'kilt' 'yessuh'
Irregular plural ending or singular forms used instead of plural
Definition: Missing a letter at the end of a word or add an 's'
Examples: 'peoples' 'surprise' instead of 'surprised'
Omission of the verb 'to be'
Definition: Missing 'are' or 'is' from a sentence.
Examples: 'Nettie here with us' ''Who her daddy'
Omission of possessive indicator
Definition: Missing the apostrophe from a possessive word
Examples: '...under Sofia foot.' 'Mr ___ daddy show up...'
Present tense instead of past
Examples: 'Us all sit round the table after supper' 'I go visit Sofia...'
Ellipsis
Definition: Taking a word from a sentence but it still makes sense.
Example: 'I've never been to Paris. They've been.' (not from novel)
Adjectives instead of Adverbs
Examples: 'She work real hard' 'He real good'
The word 'be' instead of 'is'
Examples: 'he be sad' 'she be angry'
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