Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
AAVE · Black English · Ebonics
A widespread English variety with a coherent grammatical system, including aspectual habitual "be" and the zero copula. Spoken across the African American community throughout the United States.
Mexican-American English
A native English variety spoken in Mexican-American communities of the US Southwest, particularly Los Angeles. Despite its name, most speakers are monolingual English speakers.
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