Preterite had + V-ed: A developmental narrative structure of African American english

American Speech

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Ross, Sarah H ^a   Oetting, Janna B ^a   Stapleton, Beth ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 3042811367     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-79-2-167     Document Type: Review

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