LINGUIS 155AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Grammaticalization, German Verbs, Plast
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It is presently and historically the nonstandard speech or vernacular of many (not all) Studies focused on urban areas of adolescent speech. Aae - areas where studies - us ; chicago, new york, appalachia, la. Opportunity to define black language from black perspective. Africanist hypothesis - not gain popularity until oakland school district 1996 resolution, which spearheaded ebonics controversy. Camouflaged forms: aae form closely resembles a se form, while being different in structure and meaning. Aae ex: she have us do it. Have + plast ( she"s eaten all my candy) * she"ve eaten (or have eaten) all my candy . Be - expressing a habitual action or condition. Copula and auxiliary absence (deletion of is and are . Absence of 3rd person -s, done + verb. Done + verb - expressed recent past or completive aspect. That"s the second time they done come and cut their hair. Use of fixin"/finna & lack of possessive s.