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Example 14-57
He cross/crossed the street yesterday.
He
he
cross/crossed
cross.
pst
the
the
street
street
yesterday.
yesterday
He crossed the street yesterday.
Comment:
The past is variably marked.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Affix
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