African American English
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of African American English
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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One group commonly misunderstood by voice technology are individuals who speak African American English, or AAE.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
The professor said his team will solicit “crowd-sourced contributions” to the dictionary from Black Americans to give the most accurate snapshot of African American English and its contributions to the English language.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
I put together a reading passage called “Junebug Goes to the Barber,” and the idea was to have a story that encouraged people to code-switch and to use more, rather than less, African American English.
From Slate ● May 18, 2021
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