Re: AAVE aspect markers

--- Morgan Palaeo Associates
<morganpalaeo@...> wrote:

> 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.
It's spoken out in the islands of the Carolinas,
if I recall the location right. I understand it's
not faring well, which is a shame.

> However, is "de" a modification of "do"? I am
> sure that if I heard it
> spoken, I would assume that it is so.
No. It seems to be West African. It has been
associated with do or does; and so has gone into
Southern Englishes as "do".

Padraic.


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