Re: AAVE aspect markers

Padraic Brown wrote:

> He de cut wood = He usually cuts wood (Gullah)
I've never heard of Gullah before (not surprising, you probably have
to be American) but a quick search of the Conlang archives turns up a
few matches, so that's OK.

However, is "de" a modification of "do"? I am sure that if I heard it
spoken, I would assume that it is so.

Adrian.

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