Value B

Language:

Earlier African American Vernacular English

Parameter:

Was/were generalization

Examples

1. but wha' ah've seed dat evenin' when he were dyin', ah don' like it.

   See Hyatt 1970-1978: 4510

2. An' so he was tellin' his wife tha'.

   See Hyatt 1970-1978: 4568

3. Dey were called de root of mystery.

   See Hyatt 1970-1978: 4525

4. An' so they was gonna hang Uncle Wille, least they did hang him.

   See Hyatt 1970-1978: 4544