Datapoint Jamaican English/Wider range of uses of progressive be + V-ing than in StE: extension to stative verbs

Variety: Jamaican English
Feature: Wider range of uses of progressive be + V-ing than in StE: extension to stative verbs
Value: B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare
Informants: Andrea Sand

Examples

Example 2274:
Not only were these languages existing apart from each other, but there were instances where they merged.