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Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict and creativity

  • Written by Walter Edwards, Professor of English, Wayne State University
Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict and creativityLinguists believe Black English might have originated from West African or Creole languages.Getty Images

Dr. Walter Edwards is a professor of linguistics at Wayne State University, Michigan, where he teaches courses on African American Vernacular English, sociolinguistics and American dialects. Until Aug. 31, 2022, he was also the director of the...

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