2020年8月18日 星期二

Is There Any Evidence Black Americans Ever Used the “Generalized Am”?

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A common minstrel trope implied that Black English was once replete with what linguists call the “generalized am”—that is, using the verb form “am” with pronouns other than the first-person singular. But is there any evidence that African Americans actually spoke that way? John McWhorter investigates.

Podcast production by Mike Vuolo.



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