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Example 14-93
She is a teacher.
She
she
is
cop
a
a
teacher.
teacher
She is a teacher.
Comment:
The copula is variable in this context. One condition under which it can occur is when it is stressed.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative noun phrases: Variable copula
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases: Identity
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