Value Identity

Language:
African American English
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb

Examples

  1. Dey got a fly messing with me.
    Dey
    expl
    got
    got.exist
    a
    a
    fly
    fly
    messing
    messing
    with
    with
    me.
    me
    There is a fly bothering me (lit. There is a fly messing with me).

    See Green 2002: 82

  2. It had some breaded chicken sticks. Dey had some good French fries, too.
    It
    expl
    had
    have.pst.exist
    some
    some
    breaded
    breaded
    chicken
    chicken
    sticks.
    sticks
    Dey
    expl
    had
    have.pst.exist
    some
    some
    good
    good
    French
    French
    fries,
    fries
    too.
    too
    There were some breaded chicken sticks. There were some good French fries, too.

    See Green 2002: 81

  3. I have a table.
    I
    I
    have
    have
    a
    a
    table.
    table
    I have a table.
  4. I got a table.
    I
    I
    got
    got.tr
    a
    a
    table.
    table
    I have a table.