Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ever wonder what AAVE is, or why you should care? This video, accompanying my blog post on Language Jones, explains the basics: what it is, where it comes from, and why you should care.

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African American English: Structure, History, and Use: amzn.to/3FWFA2X

African American English: A Linguistic Introduction: amzn.to/343KKNt

The Oxford Handbook of African American Language: amzn.to/3tU1mSx

The blog post is available here: languagejones.com/blog-1/2014/6/8/what-is-aave

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