African American Vernacular English
Important term — phonetic transcription means writing speech sounds using symbols. Understanding this helps avoid bias toward Standard English.
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This article summarizes AAVE phonological features from the perspective of phonetic transcription. Some features are relatively easy to transcribe with familiar the International Phonetic Alphabet base symbols (e.g., [baef] for bath), whereas others may require the use of diacritics (e.g., [mae] for man or [bae:d] for bad). The importance of transcription detail when differentiating dialect variation from phonological delay or disorder is critical.
Main idea — authors explain how to represent AAVE pronunciation accurately so it isn’t judged by Standard English rules.
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