Datapoint Earlier African American Vernacular English/A-prefixing on elements other than ing-forms

Variety: Earlier African American Vernacular English
Feature: A-prefixing on elements other than ing-forms
Value: C - feature exists, but is extremely rare
Informants: Alexander Kautzsch

Examples

Example 1285:
He was choppin' wood 'Under de Hill' when Natchez was shelled an' he seen de big gun boat an' de houses ketch a-fire.

Source: Rawick (eds.) 1977/1979: 1310