Storied's video: What People Get Wrong About African-American English Otherwords

For more word-nerdery, subscribe to Storied!: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub It's one of the most studied — and most controversial — varieties of English. But many people still hold deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE). Otherwords is a new PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fınds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fıelds of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective into what it means to be human. hosted by Dr. Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D. written by Andrew Matthews directed by Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham produced by Katie Graham animated & edited by Andrew Matthews executive producer Amanda Fox special thanks to Rachel Elizabeth Weissler, PhD Assistant Director of Programming (PBS): Niki Walker Executives in Charge (PBS): Brandon Arolfo, Adam Dylewski music by APM