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Example 14-99
It's happy.
It's
3sg
.
n
.
cop
happy.
happy
It is happy.
Comment:
The copula occurs when the subject is 3rd singular neuter (
it
).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative adjectives: Variable copula
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