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LEAH JONES THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF AAVE African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is not a recent concept but it has been a recent hot topic in the media. There are already misconceptions surrounding AAVE, but the idea that words like “lit,” “simp,” or “periodt” are new “internet slang” adds even more to these misconceptions. AAVE is one of the numerous aspects of Black culture that are misinformed or just not taught, so many people do not know what it is, where it comes from, and what the problem of using it (or misusing it) is. African American Vernacular English or AAVE is a dialect of English started in the southern states of the United States by enslaved Africans beginning in the 17th century, according to The Oxford Handbook of African American Language. Scholars consider there to be multiple potential origins of AAVE. Some consider it to be derived from the British English of the enslaved Africans’ white owners. Others consider it to be derived from Creole spoken by West Africans, known to some of the enslaved Africans, mixed with English. Regardless, they are all connected in the American south. AAVE spread and evolved as Black people moved across the United States throughout history. It became a part of Black American culture and was passed through generations. Linguists consider AAVE to have certain grammar rules, vocabulary, tones, and pronunciations. For example, the use of the word ‘be’ is used differently in AAVE than in standard English but it is not used randomly. According to linguist and Stanford professor John Rickford, “Many members of the public seem to have heard, too, that Ebonics speakers use an invariant ‘be’ in their speech (as in ‘They be goin to school every day’); however, this ‘be’ is not simply equivalent to ‘is’ or ‘are.’ Invariant ‘be’ refers to actions that occur regularly or habitually rather than on just one occasion.” The history of AAVE is important in emphasizing the legitimacy of it as a dialect, as it has been and still is considered “slang” or “improper.” Marguerite Rigoglioso wrote for Stanford news on Rickford’s thoughts about the discrimation and racism that was inflicted on Rachel Jeantel during the summer of 2013 trial of George Zimmerman and the killing of the Black, 17 year old boy, Trayvon Martin. Jeantel was a friend of Martin and was on the phone with Martin before and at the time of his death. Jeantel spoke AAVE during her testimony. Because of this, she was misunderstood and considered unreliable by the court and others who do not understand AAVE. “‘African Americans on the jury – especially fluent AAVE speakers – would have understood Jeantel, and the presence of even one such juror could have helped the others to understand what she was saying,” Rickford said. 35
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