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Value Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Language:
African American English
Parameter:
The prohibitive
Examples
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
Run!
Run!
run.
imp
Run!
Don't run!
Don't
proh
run!
run
Don't run!
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