In Today´s post , we are continuing with another point of
the AAVE. The African American Vernacular English present some interesting features
in its grammar, which makes it little bit different from the Standar English’s
grammar.
- Verb Conjunction:
AAVE’speakers use to
interchange the past with the past participle:
e.g: Present Past Past
Participle
SE do did have
done
AAVE do done done
did
( done = have)
For example : Estándar
English : He has eaten his dinner
AAVE:
He done eat his dinner
- The use of ``be´´ :
The verb `` To be´´ can be included in the sentence as it
is, without being conjugated in person and number:
E.g: He be
there! Or She be working all the time.
Also the verb to be is often not included, it can occur in
future sentences, before verbs with –ing forms , before adjective and
expressions of location and before nouns.
E.g: He all right
; He there ; He run tomorrow ; She at home. The club on one corner, the Bock is on the other.
-Future sentences: The future mark to those events that have not occurred yet,
is Gonna or gon. E.g: I don’t care what he say, you gon laugh.
Another point in verb conjuction is ``
the omitting –s of third person singular´´. While in Standard English you must
make use of the ``s´´ on third person singular, in AAVE is omitted.
Here is an example: ‘It seem like the world has gone to hell in
a hand basket’
- Negation
In this case, we can find the ain’t particle, which is used
as a general negative indicator. This particle will be used in AAVE, where
Estándar English would have used `` don’t ; didn’t, haven’t; isn’t ; aren’t ,
hasn’t´´.
E.g : ‘I ain’t know
that or’ ‘It ain’t my fault; I did everything the right way.’
Also we can emphasize the use of a `` Double negation´´ that
means, when we have a negative sentece, we not only use a negative form of the
verb but also in other words that can be negated in the same sentence. This is a contrast with Standar English where
a double negation is considerated incorrect in grammar.
E.g: I don’t know nothing AAVE – I don’t know anything SE
- The usage
of dem
This form is
commonly used in AAVE as a way of marking plurality. In the next example ``
Give me dem cups over there´´ we can
observe that dem is not only used to refer to that there is more than one cup
but also to specify to which one you are referring to.
Source:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mdover/website/Social%20Welfare%20Policy%20Main%20Folder/Professional%20Writing%20for%20Policy%20Practice/checklistPDF-Urban_AAE.pdf
http://www.northpark.edu/Academics/Undergraduate-Academics/Academic-Assistance/Writing-Center/Faculty-Resources/~/media/Files/PDF/Current%20Students/Writing%20Center/WC_FullAAVE.ashx
Sandra Romero Ferrández
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