<Li> Realization of final ng / ŋ /, the velar nasal, as the alveolar nasal (n) in function morphemes and content morphemes with two or more syllables like - ing, e.g. tripping is pronounced as trippin . This change does not occur in one - syllable content morphemes such as sing, which is (sɪŋ) and not * (sɪn). However, singing is (sɪŋɪn). Other examples include wedding → (wɛɾɪn), morning → (mɔɹnɪn), nothing → (ˈnʌfɪn). Realization of / ŋ / as (n) in these contexts is commonly found in many other English dialects . </Li> <Li> A marked feature of AAVE is final consonant cluster reduction . There are several phenomena that are similar but are governed by different grammatical rules . This tendency has been used by creolists to compare AAVE to West African languages since such languages do not have final clusters . <Ul> <Li> Final consonant clusters that are homorganic (have the same place of articulation) and share the same voicing are reduced . E.g. test is pronounced (tɛs) since / t / and / s / are both voiceless; hand is pronounced (hæn) (or, more narrowly (hɛən)), since / n / and / d / are both voiced; but pant is unchanged, as it contains both a voiced and a voiceless consonant in the cluster . Note also that it is the plosive (/ t / and / d /) in these examples that is lost rather than the fricative or nasal . Speakers may carry this declustered pronunciation when pluralizing so that the plural of test is (tɛsəs) rather than (tɛsts). The clusters / ft /, / md /, are also affected . </Li> <Li> More often, word - final / sp /, / st /, and / sk / are reduced, again with the final element being deleted rather than the former . </Li> <Li> For younger speakers, / skr / also occurs in words that other varieties of English have / str / so that, for example, street is pronounced (skrit). </Li> <Li> Clusters ending in / s / or / z / exhibit variation in whether the first or second element is deleted . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Final consonant clusters that are homorganic (have the same place of articulation) and share the same voicing are reduced . E.g. test is pronounced (tɛs) since / t / and / s / are both voiceless; hand is pronounced (hæn) (or, more narrowly (hɛən)), since / n / and / d / are both voiced; but pant is unchanged, as it contains both a voiced and a voiceless consonant in the cluster . Note also that it is the plosive (/ t / and / d /) in these examples that is lost rather than the fricative or nasal . Speakers may carry this declustered pronunciation when pluralizing so that the plural of test is (tɛsəs) rather than (tɛsts). The clusters / ft /, / md /, are also affected . </Li> <Li> More often, word - final / sp /, / st /, and / sk / are reduced, again with the final element being deleted rather than the former . </Li> <Li> For younger speakers, / skr / also occurs in words that other varieties of English have / str / so that, for example, street is pronounced (skrit). </Li> <Li> Clusters ending in / s / or / z / exhibit variation in whether the first or second element is deleted . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Final consonant clusters that are homorganic (have the same place of articulation) and share the same voicing are reduced . E.g. test is pronounced (tɛs) since / t / and / s / are both voiceless; hand is pronounced (hæn) (or, more narrowly (hɛən)), since / n / and / d / are both voiced; but pant is unchanged, as it contains both a voiced and a voiceless consonant in the cluster . Note also that it is the plosive (/ t / and / d /) in these examples that is lost rather than the fricative or nasal . Speakers may carry this declustered pronunciation when pluralizing so that the plural of test is (tɛsəs) rather than (tɛsts). The clusters / ft /, / md /, are also affected . </Li>

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