According to the linguist Peter Trudgil, a new grammatical device has made it's way in to AAVE (Black English) " I'll be done + past participle" I'll be done killed him. Is anyone aware iwhether or not this expression is common amongst southern whites? For some reason the phrase "I'll be done killed me a nigger" echoes in mind, perhaps from the movie Mississippi Burning.
From what I've been reading concerning modern linguistics, a person can speak standard English regardless of his or her accent. So if we take away that factor, I don't see much difference between AAVE and Southern White English. I'd bevery interested to read what anyone has to say on this topic
From what I've been reading concerning modern linguistics, a person can speak standard English regardless of his or her accent. So if we take away that factor, I don't see much difference between AAVE and Southern White English. I'd bevery interested to read what anyone has to say on this topic