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I'm from rural Arkansas, and from my perspective, the dialect that is spoken there shares more in common with AAVE than standard English. The difference that I
by LyndsySimon 9y ago
I'm from rural Arkansas, and from my perspective, the dialect that is spoken there shares more in common with AAVE than standard English.
The difference that I see is that I was expected to learn and speak standard English in a professional environment while the perception among my peers seems to be that those who natively speak AAVE expect their dialect to be accepted in all settings.
Note that I was careful to say that this is my perception of the expectations of others. My experience shows that native AAVE speakers adapt their language in professional circumstances in exactly the same way I adapt my own.
- Pharylon 9y agoYeah, this. It's called "code switching" and we all do it. The way you talk to your boss is not the way you talk to your friends is not the way you talk to your Grandpa is not the way you talk on Facebook etc.
- rhizome 9y agoI don't understand the "expect" part, but are you trying to describe code-switching? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching
- guelo 9y agoI don't know about the perception among your peers, but most AAVE speakers I know make an effort not to use it in professional settings.