African-American Vernacular English within American ‘Gangsta Rap’


Term Paper, 2009

25 Pages, Grade: 2,7


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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 What is African-American Vernacular English?
2.1 The Question of Origin
2.2 Linguistic Characteristics of AAVE
2.2.1 Absence of copula for contracted forms of isand are
2.2.2 be indicating recurring activity or state
2.2.3 aint’t for isn’t or didn’t
2.2.4 Third person -s absence in present tense
2.2.5 done indicating completed activity

3 Data Analysis
3.1 The Nature of Gangsta Rap
3.2 AAVE represented in American Gangsta Rap
3.2.1 Copula absence of is and are
3.2.2 be indicating recurring activity or state
3.2.3 aint’t for isn’t or didn’t
3.2.4 Third-person –s absence in present tense:
3.2.5 done indicating completed activity

4 Conclusion

5 Works Cited

6 Appendix

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Title
African-American Vernacular English within American ‘Gangsta Rap’
College
University of Münster  (Anglistik/Amerikanistik)
Course
Proseminar American English
Grade
2,7
Author
Year
2009
Pages
25
Catalog Number
V167287
ISBN (eBook)
9783640840960
ISBN (Book)
9783640840250
File size
556 KB
Language
English
Keywords
african, american, vernacular, english, gangsta, rap, hip-hop, grammatic, otherness
Quote paper
Jan Skordos (Author), 2009, African-American Vernacular English within American ‘Gangsta Rap’, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/167287

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