Datapoint African American English/Polar questions

Values

Only interrogative intonation Frequency: 50.0%

Example 14-141:
The mailman done passed?
The
the
mailman
mailman
done
already
passed?
passed
Has the mailman already delivered the mail (lit. Has the mailman already passed)?
Example 14-143:
You be there at eight in the morning?
You
you
be
be.hab
there
there
at
at
eight
eight
in
in
the
the
morning?
morning
Are you generally there at eight in the morning?
Confidence:
Very certain

Interrogative word order Frequency: 50.0%

Example 14-142:
Do you be there at eight in the morning?
Do
do
you
you
be
be.hab
there
there
at
at
eight
eight
in
in
the
the
morning?
morning
In general, are you there at eight in the morning?

Source: Green 2002: 69

Confidence:
Very certain