There are several theories about the foundations of AAE.

- 关于 AAE 的基础有几种理论。

AAE is a part of the cultural inheritance of many African-Americans.

- AAE 是裔美国人文化遗产的一部分。

AAE keeps all verb forms consistent and regular.

AAE 使所有动词形式保持一致和规则。

Because of history is fraught with tension, discrimination and violence, it's not surprising that AAE is considered a controversial topic.

由于历史充满了紧张、歧视和暴力，因此 AAE 被认为是一个有争议的话题也就不足为奇了。

One of the most maligned features of AAE's grammar is the so-called double negative.

AAE 语法中最受诟病的特征之一是所谓的双重否定。

AAE has its own rules of grammar, usage and pronunciation that are as elegant and consistent as any other dialect.

AAE 有自己的语法、法和发音规则，与任何其他方言一样优雅和一致。

Some other grammatical features of AAE include: possessive S absence.

- AAE 的一些其他语法特征包括：所有格 S absence。

And yet ironically, AAE is also one of the most copied and co-opted English dialects.

- 但具有讽刺意味的是，AAE 也是被复制和使最的英语方言之一。

Most speakers of AAE are adept at switching to MAE based on context and setting like a job interview or other professional situation.

- 大数 AAE 的发言者都擅长根据上下文和设置（如工作面试或其他专业情况）切换 MAE。

In addition to sound features, AAE often differs from other types of American English in grammar, which is fairly constant across the country.

- 除了声音特征外， AAE 在语法方面通常与其他类型的美国英语不同，这在全国范围内是相当一致的。

But taken together, they index AAE, which means they serve as a sign that points to a shared history and cultural identity.

但总的来说，它们是 AAE 索引，这意味着它们是指向共同历史和文化身份的标志。

And speakers of AAE may face blow back from their own communities when code switching, being accused of trying to sound white.

AAE 的发言者在语码转换时可能会面临来自他们自己社区的反击，被指责试图听起来像白人。

And to unpack it, I'm joined by sociolinguist and AAE researcher, Dr. Rachel Elizabeth Weissler.

为了打开它，社会语言学家和 AAE 研究员 Rachel Elizabeth Weissler 博士加入了我的行列。

AAE can go by several different names: African-American Language, African-American Vernacular English, and Black English.

- AAE 可以有几个不同的名称：裔美国人语言、裔美国人白话英语和黑人英语。

And contrary to negative stereotypes, speakers of AAE are not careless with language.

与负面的刻板印象相反，AAE 的使者并不粗心。

Despite the Internet's obsession with slang, AAE is a lot more than a collection of colloquialisms.

尽管互联网痴迷于俚语，但 AAE 不仅仅是口语的集合。

The study also found that when compared with upper middle class speakers of so-called Standard English, speakers of AAE tended to commit fewer grammatical mistakes, mismatches and redundancies.

该研究还发现，与使所谓标准英语的中上阶层人士相比，使 AAE 的人倾向于犯更少的语法错误、错配和冗余。

The history that shaped AAE has more than its fair share of tragedy and violence, the societal effects of which we are still living with today.

塑造 AAE 的历史中充满了悲剧和暴力，其社会影响至今仍在我们身边。

It can be frustrating to know that despite the linguistic evidence, many Americans still hear AAE as an inferior or wrong version of mainstream American English.

令人沮丧的是， 尽管有语言证据，但美国人仍然将 AAE 视为主流美国英语的劣质或错误版本。

Now, some of these features also occur in other varieties of English and not all of them are used by every speaker of AAE.

- 现在，其中一些特征也出现在其他英语变体中，并不是所有 AAE 的使者都使它们。