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Example 14-60
She being good now.
She
she
being
be.
prog
good
good
now.
now
She is being good now.
Comment:
State verbs can be used in the progressive with special (forced activity) readings.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
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