Value Immediately preceding the verb

Language:
African American English
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Examples

  1. He doesn't even allow women to wear pants at women's retreats and he doesn't even be there.
    He
    he
    doesn't
    do.neg
    even
    even
    allow
    allow
    women
    women
    to
    to
    wear
    wear
    pants
    pants
    at
    at
    women's
    women's
    retreats
    retreats
    and
    and
    he
    he
    doesn't
    doesn't
    even
    even
    be
    hab
    there.
    there
    He does not allow women to wear pants at women's retreats although he is not even usually there.

    See Green 2002: 69

  2. Yeah when it come on there we be done read it in the newspaper.
    Yeah
    yes
    when
    when
    it
    it
    come
    come
    on
    on
    there
    there
    we
    we
    be
    hab
    done
    compl
    read
    read
    it
    it
    in
    in
    the
    the
    newspaper.
    newspaper
    Yes, when it comes on there we have usually already read it in the newspaper. OR: Yes, by the time the news comes on the television news show, we have usually already read it in the newspaper.

    See Green 2002: 64