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book The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley cover

The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
book The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley cover

The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
Exercise 5
In the case of Guyanese Creole English Rickford includes the element naV (that is, negative na before the verb) in an implicational scale. If a speaker of GCE uses this construction, will he or she use the a + V (i.e., progressive a before the verb) as well. What does this tell us about the likelihood that the speaker will use wan as the indefinite article? Explain.
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