Datapoint African American English/Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Values

Immediately preceding the verb

Example 14-54:
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.

Source: Green 2002: 69

Example 14-55:
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.

Source: Green 2002: 64

Confidence:
Very certain