LINGUIST List 17.375

Fri Feb 03 2006

Qs: Use of 'You's' in AAVE

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Message 1: Use of 'You's' in AAVE
Date: 01-Feb-2006
From: Jim Fitzpatrick <jfitzalumni.duke.edu>
Subject: Use of 'You's' in AAVE


Hello all,

I would like to know if anyone knows of any scholarly resources done on theuse of 'you's' in African American Vernacular English. I am specificallyinterested in its use where a deleted copula might otherwise normallyoccur, as in the following examples:

(1a) You a X.(1b) You's a X.

I am specifically interested in any sociolinguistic work done ondistribution patterns or social significance of this variant. Thanks inadvance for any help anyone can provide.

Best,

Jim FitzpatrickPh.D Program in LinguisticsUniversity of California-Santa Barbara

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics