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Example 14-66
*The fruit being ripe.
*The
the
fruit
fruit
being
be.
prog
ripe.
ripe
NOT: The fruit becomes ripe. NOT: The fruit is being ripe.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
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Datapoints:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning: No inchoative meaning with aspect markers
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