Value C

Language:

Earlier African American Vernacular English

Parameter:

He/him used for inanimate referents

Examples

1. Now, if yo' wants tuh put a fellah mind away, yo' kill a toadfrog an' tie a long string to 'im an' go tuh a swingin' limb in de woods, an' swing him tuh de sunrise side, an' every time de wind shake dat tree an' keep him a-swingin'

   See Hyatt 1970-1978: 1028