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Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
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Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Example 14-56:
They had done left.
They
they
had
have.
pst
done
compl
left.
left
They had already left.
Example 14-64:
She hadn't done left.
She
She
had-n't
have.
pst
-
neg
done
prf
/
compl
left.
leave.
pst
She had not already left. OR: She had not already left by some subsequent time.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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