In the United States, the subsystem of English known as "African-American Vernacular English" (AAVE) appears to have come from what speech sources?
A) White Southern and African tribal speech.
B) White Southern and Creole.
C) African tribal and Creole.
D) African tribal and hip hop.

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White Southern and Creole speech are the most likely sources of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). AAVE shares many features with both White Southern and Creole speech, including the use of double negatives, the omission of the copula, and the use of certain grammatical constructions.

In the United States, the Subsystem of English Known as "African-American