Natural language processing (NLP) systems are now ubiquitous. Yet the benefits of these
language technologies do not accrue evenly to all users, and indeed they can be harmful; …

In this article, we describe and explain patterns of variation in acceptance of amn't in
varieties of Scots, drawing upon data from the Scots Syntax Atlas. Partly in line with findings …

This paper investigates use of ain't in a corpus of naturalistic speech from forty-two African-
American Philadelphians. Use of ain't in past/perfective contexts where it varies with didn't is …

This paper investigates variation in verbal morphology following negative auxiliary
contractions, most notably ain't, in past tense and present perfect constructions in …

Many readers and contributors to American Speech occupy that liminal space of “linguist in
an English department.” A defining attribute of this role is a frequent mismatch between what …