“I DONT CARE ONE CENT WHAT [Ø] GOYING ON IN GREAT Britten”: BE-Deletion IN IRISH ENGLISH

K McCafferty - American speech, 2014 - read.dukeupress.edu
In the English-speaking world, be-deletion, or copula absence, is best known as a likely
creole feature of African American English (AAE) and basilectal Caribbean Englishes. This …

“When You Out in Open Spaces”: Copula Absence in Afro-Texan English and the Origins and Development Debate

BD Cooper - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Abstract African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is perhaps the most studied variety of
American English, and interest in its origins and development has raised enough questions …