Yahoo

African American English, Black ASL are stigmatized. Experts say they deserve recognition

For as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In particular, she was interested in the differences she noticed between how white people spoke, when compared ...
Yahoo

Many Black Americans speak African American English. But is it embraced in schools?

Geneva Smitherman ended up in speech therapy in her freshman year at Wayne State University in the 1950s, when she failed a test to screen incoming teaching students for possible speech problems. The ...
The Baltimore Sun

African American English Dictionary gives first look at 10 words, including ‘bussin’ and more

A dictionary composed of words created or redefined by Black people released a list of 10 words that will appear when the book is published in March 2025. Topping the list is “bussin,” which is an ...
The Grio

New dictionary will showcase the beauty and creativity of Black American English

OPINION: The Oxford Dictionary of African American English, which will be edited by noted historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., will tell the story of Black people in a new way. Editor’s note: The ...
KTVZ

Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come true for historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.

(CNN) — Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will ...
NBC Connecticut

Here Are 10 Words That Will Be Featured in the African American English Dictionary

Precise definitions for “bussin,” “chitterlings” and “cakewalk” will be distributed to the world in 2025 with a new dictionary issued by Oxford University Press. Last year, Oxford University Press ...
Ars Technica

LLMs have a strong bias against use of African American English

Man... The answer my AAGM (African American Grandmother) who give to that question raised in AAVE is "Not you, until you learn to speak to me in English!!". I guess ...
New York Daily News

African-American English Dictionary gives first look at 10 words, including ‘bussin’ and ‘old school’

A dictionary composed of words created or redefined by Black people released a list of 10 words that will appear when the book is published in March 2025. Topping the list is “bussin,” which is an ...
EURweb

Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s Dream Come True: Oxford Dictionary of African American English

*(CNN) — Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will ...
The Baltimore Sun

The first 10 words of the African American English dictionary are in

In a recent online presentation, editors and researchers working on a first-of-its-kind dictionary of African American English gave a status update on the project. As academics explained their various ...