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Datapoint Earlier African American Vernacular English/Benefactive “personal dative” construction
Variety:
Earlier African American Vernacular English
Feature:
Benefactive “personal dative” construction
Value:
A - feature is pervasive or obligatory
Informants:
Alexander Kautzsch
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Examples
Example 1229:
He got him a gallon can [zero-relative] full o' tha' pure glass.
Source:
Hyatt 1970-1978
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