Editing African-American English (section)

===African-American Appalachian English===
Black [[Appalachian Americans]] have been reported as increasingly adopting [[Appalachian English|Appalachian]]/[[Southern American English|Southern dialect]] commonly associated with White Appalachians. These similarities include an accent that is rhotic, the categorical use of the grammatical construction "he works" or "she goes" (rather than the AAVE "he work" and "she go"), and Appalachian vocabulary (such as ''airish'' for "windy"). However, even African-American English in [[Appalachia]] is diverse, with African-American women linguistically divided along sociocultural lines.<ref>Wolfram, Walt. (2013). "[http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/appalachianenglish/sites/default/files/African%20American%20Speech%20in%20Appalachia.pdf African American speech in southern Appalachia]". In ''Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community'', edited by Nancy Hayward and Amy Clark. pp. 81–93.</ref>

Despite its distinctiveness, AAAE shares many features with other varieties of Appalachian English, including the use of nonstandard pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. AAAE also shares features with other varieties of African American English, particularly those spoken in the South. For instance, a study of African American communities in the Appalachian region of Virginia found that the dialects of these communities shared many features with both African American English and Southern White English.<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Fasold, R. W. |author2=Wolfram, W. |date=1977 |title=Appalachian speech. Arlington, VA: Center for Applied Linguistics. |publisher=Center for Applied Linguistics, 1611 N |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED130511}}</ref>