TABLE III
Some Varieties of Nonstandard American English
- Appalachian English
- "He just kept a begging and a crying and a wanting to go out." (He
persisted in begging, crying and wanting to leave.)
- Athabascan English (Alaska)
- "Most time we play games." (Most of the time we play games.)
- African American English Vernacular
- "He be scared, but I be brave." (He is usually scared, but l am usually brave.)
- General American Nonstandard English
- "don't nobody want none." (Nobody wants any.)
- Keaukaha English (Hawaii)
- "I no can place that name." (I cannot place that name.)
- New York City Nonstandard English
- "She's a good cook, your mother." (Your mother is a good cook.)
- Southern American Nonstandard English
- "I mon' rest." (I am going to rest.)
- Spanish Influenced English
- "Carol left yesterday. I think is coming back tomorrows." (Carol left
yesterday. I think she is coming back tomorrow.)