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 idea was born when Oxford asked Gates to join forces to better represent African American English in its existing dictionaries.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022
African American English presented itself proudly in Black expression, says Ron Holland, associate professor of English at Bellevue College.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022
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 also have work on Mandarin, Persian, Zulu, and other languages, but African American English is one of the main areas of focus for me.
From Slate • May 18, 2021
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