Features of AAVE 0.0 / 5 ? English Language & LiteratureThe Color Purple AAVE FeaturesASAll boards Created by: zoestevens__Created on: 30-03-15 13:23 Dialect Words Words specific to a particular region or social group 1 of 15 Ellipsis Leaving out one or more words that are not necessary for a phrase to be understood 2 of 15 Ellision Slurring two or more words together 3 of 15 Minor Sentences A sentence which does not necessarily have a subject or a verb but which can be understood 4 of 15 Multiple Co-ordination Two or more coordinating conjunctions linking two or more elements 5 of 15 Ain't as a negative Makes the voice more empathetic 6 of 15 Deletion of the Copula Verb Deletion of the word that links that subject of the sentence to the complement. E.g. be, look, feel, ease, smell, sound etc 7 of 15 Phonological Orthography When words are spelt the way they are pronounced 8 of 15 Non Standard Subject-Verb Agreement Where the verb doesn't match the subject ('I Be' , 'Harpo Say') 9 of 15 Uninflected Verbs Inflection means the give the verb a regular ending. An Uninflected verb is a verb with an irregular ending. 10 of 15 Omission of the auxillary verb 'to be' Be, am, are, is, was, were, been, being. An auxiliary verb is a helping verb 11 of 15 Initial Vowel Omission Leaving out the vowel at the start of a word 12 of 15 Double Negative A phrase containing two negative words to express a single negative idea 13 of 15 Altered Syntax in Questions When the order of words in a question is non-standard 14 of 15 Unmarked Possessive The omission of an -s ending indicating possession ('With God('s) Help') 15 of 15
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