Phenomena

Title Category Dialect
A-prefixing Tense, Aspect, Mood Appalachian English; Ozark English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English
Dative presentatives Pronouns Ozark English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English
Fixin’ to Tense, Aspect, Mood African American (Vernacular) English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English
Invariant be Copulas and forms of be; Tense, Aspect, Mood African American (Vernacular) English; Chicano English; Southern American English
Liketa Tense, Aspect, Mood African American (Vernacular) English; Appalachian English; Southern American English
Multiple modals Tense, Aspect, Mood African American (Vernacular) English; Northeastern/New England English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English
Negative concord Negation African American (Vernacular) English; Appalachian English; Chicano English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English
Negative inversion Negation African American (Vernacular) English; Appalachian English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English
Perfective done Tense, Aspect, Mood African American (Vernacular) English; Southern American English
Personal datives Pronouns Appalachian English; Ozark English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English
Split subjects Pronouns; Subjects and subject position Appalachian English; Southern American English
What all Wh-words and relative clauses Ozark English; Smoky Mountain English; Southern American English