Racial stereotyping and discrimination tends to be a burden when speakers of AAVE engage publicly with their language. This is likely credited to a term known in linguistics as “diglossia.” This refers to two linguistic varieties coexisting within the same speech community.

What are the examples of diglossia?

Diglossia, in a strict definition, is distinct in that the "high" version of a language isn't used for ordinary conversation and has no native speakers. Examples include the differences between standard and Egyptian Arabic; Greek; and Haitian Creole. Author Ralph W.

Is AAVE a dialect or a language?

AAVE is a dialect of English like any other, but suffers extreme stigma due to the history of race in America. It has a systematic, coherent, rule-bound grammar. It has some super cool grammatical features that allow it to communicate complex ideas in fewer words than other dialects of English.