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Peer reviewedPfaff, Carol W. – Language in Society, 1976
Results of a study are discussed which involved first grade black children who produced multiple instances of linguistic variables. The suggestion is made that the standard English "is" and "has" in certain constructions have been reanalyzed as nominal inflections. (RM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Child Language, Elementary School Students, Grammar
