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Black English - in a nutshell When one thinks of dialect variation in general, one usually thinks of dialects that depend on geographic location. This holds true for American English as well. Regional variation accounts for many lexical and phonological differences between different dialects in America. For example, one may pronounce "creek" differently in Oregon than in California. Depending on where one lives, one also chooses words differently; some regions refer to carbonated beverages like Pepsi or Sprite as "sodas", while others prefer saying "pop". Besides regional variation, however, dialects can also depend on social or ethnic factors. One particular example is the English spoken by the majority of Black youth, especially in the inner city. This dialect is often referred to as Black English Vernacular (BEV). Although it does not apply to all Blacks in America, nor exclusively to Blacks (some White urban youth and White southerners possess similar speech patterns), BEV applies to the majority of the Black population and is therefore considered an ethnic...

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