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Example 14-62
Some of them be big and some of them be small.
Some
some
of
of
them
them
be
be.
hab
big
big
and
and
some
some
of
of
them
them
be
be.
hab
small.
small
Generally, some of them are big and some of them are small. OR: It is usually the case that some of them are big and some of them are small.
Comment:
The habitual marker
be
can also have a generic reading.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fasold 1972
: 151
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Only habitual function
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