A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still gets no respect

Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by Cushman on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @08:47PM (#5483377)

> I think the following would all be considered valid AAVE:

Here's an idea: Stop guessing about a language you don't speak, put your linguist hat on, and go out and find an actual attestation. I suspect you will be surprised.

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Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by Evbn on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @11:06PM (#5483970)

Or just read a book on the topic. Many of them are written in SE.

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