Habitual be
Habitual be is the use of an unchanged be common among Black people to indicate habitual or extended actions, in contrast to forms of be in Standard Engish (am/is/are, etc). For example, instead of "She is late" or "They are always doing that," "She do be late" and "They always be doing that" are used. [1][2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jackson, Janice Eurana (1998). Linguistic aspect in African-American English-speaking children: An investigation of aspectual "be". Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Amherst. ISBN 9780591960327. ProQuest 304446674.
- ↑ "Do You Speak American. For Educators. Curriculum. High School. AAE". PBS. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ↑ "SYNERGY – African-American English". Umass.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-23.