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

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

Variety:	Tanzanian 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:	Josef Schmied

Example 3186:: He said his office was lacking equipment in the <-/crakdown> on criminals.

Source: Schmied nd: ICErep-splash-T
Example 3187:: Tanzania was lacking behind in selling its products in AGOA market

Source: Schmied nd: ICElocal_news_5
Example 3188:: … more beautiful than when she was a house wife who was depending on her <-_husbands><+_husband's> salary.