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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinglese afroamericano
Pronunciation / Transliteration: inglese afroamericano
"L'inglese afroamericano ha influenzato profondamente lo slang moderno."
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2 senses- 1
A standardized linguistic term for a distinct variety of English historically spoken by many African Americans, characterized by its own complex grammatical rules, phonology, and lexicon.
"Linguists study African American English to understand its rich grammatical structures and historical development." - 2
A major sociolect of the United States that has profoundly influenced American culture, music, and mainstream slang.
"Many contemporary English idioms originated within African American English before spreading globally."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'African', derived from Latin 'Africanus' referring to the continent of Africa, 'American', originating from the name of explorer Amerigo Vespucci via New Latin 'Americanus', and 'English', from Old English 'englisc'. The abbreviation 'AAE' emerged in academic and linguistic literature during the late 20th century to formally designate the dialect previously referred to by various other terms.
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anglais afro-américain
Transliteration: anglais afro-américain
"L'anglais afro-américain possède ses propres structures grammaticales complexes."
African American English
Transliteration: African American English
"Linguisten erforschen das African American English als eigenständigen Dialekt."
inglese afroamericano
Transliteration: inglese afroamericano
"L'inglese afroamericano ha influenzato profondamente lo slang moderno."
inglés afroamericano
Transliteration: inglés afroamericano
"El inglés afroamericano es objeto de numerosos estudios sociolingüísticos."
inglês afro-americano
Transliteration: inglês afro-americano
"O inglês afro-americano possui características fonológicas distintas."
अफ्रिकी अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी
Transliteration: afriki amarki angrezi
"अफ्रिकी अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी एक मान्यता प्राप्त भाषावैज्ञानिक रूप है।"
非裔美国人英语
Transliteration: fēi yì měi guó rén yīng yǔ
"非裔美国人英语对现代流行文化产生了深远影响。"
아프리카계 미국 영어
Transliteration: apeurikagye miguk yeongeo
"아프리카계 미국 영어는 독특한 문법적 체계를 가지고 있다."
アフリカ系アメリカ英語
Transliteration: afurikakei amerikaeigo
"アフリカ系アメリカ英語は独自の文法規則を持っています。"
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