Value Adverb – verb – object

Language:
African American English
Parameter:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object

Examples

  1. They usually eat cheese.
    They
    they
    usually
    usually
    eat
    eat
    cheese.
    cheese
    They usually eat cheese.
  2. I usually be looking for somewhere to waste time.
    I
    1sg
    usually
    usually
    be
    hab
    looking
    looking
    for
    for
    somewhere
    somewhere
    to
    to
    waste
    waste
    time.
    time
    It is usually the case that I am looking for somewhere to waste time. OR: It it the case that I am usually looking for somewhere to waste time.

    See Green 2002: 51