This follow-up discussion gets into the grammar mechanics and and cultural, structural aspects of AAVE. We add our own interpretation and philosophical discussion to bring some additional understanding to this topic. Tell us your thoughts and experiences with AAVE!

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/AAVE/hooked/
2. https://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/AAVE/timeline/
3. https://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/aave.html
4. https://commonwealthtimes.org/2021/02/18/aave-is-not-your-internet-slang-it-is-black-culture/
5. https://certifiedlanguages.com/blog/african-american-vernacular-english-is-a-legitimate-dialect/
6. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00957984970233002
7. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/61882/chapter-abstract/547712638?redirectedFrom=fulltext#547712638
8. https://www.garfieldmessenger.org/6418/articles/news/a-brief-history-of-aave/
9. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/28056/chapter-abstract/212002865?redirectedFrom=fulltext
10. https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/wls_fac/70/
11. https://www.mentalfloss.com/language/african-american-language-facts
12. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language/article/abs/language-and-linguistics-on-trial-hearing-rachel-jeantel-and-other-vernacular-speakers-in-the-courtroom-and-beyond/7DCD0B43230E3D17A2C4B43936341A48
13. https://globalvoices.org/2019/06/25/language-is-also-a-form-of-resistance/

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