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"Aunt" pronunciation in AAVE.
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:26 pm
by Fooge
AAVE speakers throughout the United States tend to pronounce it like New Englanders do. "Ahnt". This seems to be one thing that AAVE has in common with a Northern variety of American English. AAVE usually has things in common with the Southern variety of American English.
Re: "Aunt" pronunciation in AAVE.
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:38 pm
by linguoboy
Fooge wrote:AAVE speakers throughout the United States tend to pronounce it like New Englanders do. "Ahnt". This seems to be one thing that AAVE has in common with a Northern variety of American English. AAVE usually has things in common with the Southern variety of American English.
See the third map from the top of the page:
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/h ... -1.1366388