Hypercorrection and Grammar Change.

Pfaff, Carol W.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Hypercorrection and Grammar Change

Pfaff, Carol W.

Language in Society, 5, 1, 105-107, Apr 76

Results of a study are discussed which involved first grade black children who produced multiple instances of linguistic variables. The suggestion is made that the standard English "is" and "has" in certain constructions have been reanalyzed as nominal inflections. (RM)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Child Language, Elementary School Students, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Variation, Nonstandard Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage

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