Think Like A Linguist
The language spoken by African Americans.
What is AAVE?
AAVE is a zero copula language because it drops what in this sentence?
He is dancing.
What is "is"?
Used when someone is lying.
What is cap/cappin'?
Phrase used when asking about someone's well-being or checking them.
What is "you good"?
What era popularized the word "n***a"?
What is the Hip-Hop era/80s-90s?
Linguistic shift black people often perform to fit into white spaces.
What is code-switching?
What is "she always lies" in AAVE?
What is "She be lyin'" or "she stay lyin'"?
When someone is mad or upset.
What is pressed?
What is this acronym? (Think "Culture Tags")
WBK
Hint: Aware
What is "We been knew"?
Black people began to reclaim the n-word in...
(Not referring to n***a)
What is the 60s/70s?
List at least five names the language spoken by African American’s has been called.
What is African American Vernacular English, African American Language, Ebonics, African American English, Black English, and Black American English?
"If I was you" would be described as...
A.) Standard American English
B.) AAVE
C.) Grammatically incorrect
What is B.) AAVE?
The drowsiness after eating.
What is the itis?
Said when you acknowledge what someone is doing and that you approve.
"I see you!"
Name three hypothesis of how AAVE came to be.
What is Creole hypothesis, English Origins hypothesis, and Substrate hypothesis?
The switching of sounds or letters in a word.
What is Metathesis?
"I has a dream" would be described as...
A.) Standard American English
B.) AAVE
C.) Grammatically incorrect
What is C.) Grammatically incorrect?
Word that means fixing to.
What is finna?
What is this acronym? (Think "Culture Tags")
IKYL
Hint: Be for real
What is "I know you lyin'"?
The word "niger" is from the language...
What is Latin?
A language formed by the mixing of different languages.
What is creole?
What is the grammatically and phonetically (spoken) correct version of this sentence?
"I be yo teacha fo today"
Is it "I'ma be yo techa fa daday"?
The hair on the nape of someone's neck.
What is kitchen?
Said to describe something is extreme; to the greatest extent.
What is than a mug or as a mug?
Which statement is true about ebonics?
A.) It was coined by a racist
B.) It was coined by a black man
C.) Its origin is unknown
D.) It was coined by a black women
Who is B.) Coined by a black man/Dr. Robert L. Williams?