BEV variety

One element of the definition of "dialect" is that there are grammar differences between the dialect and the recognised standard form of the language.This point is skilfully made by Steven Pinker in The Language Instinct when he cites a study of Black English Vernacular (BEV), the dialect used by many Afro-americans in the United States. Consider the following transcript of an interview with Larry, a member of a black...

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