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I'ma Tell You 'bout I'ma : a Syntactic and Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Reduced Form of I'm Gonna

dc.contributor.advisorBenson, Erica J.
dc.contributor.authorRisdal, Megan
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-11T14:53:12Z
dc.date.available2011-11-11T14:53:12Z
dc.date.issued2011-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/55091
dc.descriptionColor poster with text, charts, and graphs.en
dc.description.abstractThis study is the first to define the unique syntactic properties of I'ma (cf. I am going to). As an apparent contraction of I'm and gonna, I'ma is a combination that has yet to be understood syntactically. This study uses native speakers' judgments of acceptability to determine the rules governing it usage in different contexts.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programsen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUSGZE AS589en
dc.subjectI'ma (The English phrase)en
dc.subjectI'm gonna (The English phrase)en
dc.subjectGrammar, Comparative and general--Syntaxen
dc.subjectSociolinguistics--Analysisen
dc.subjectEnglish language--Contractionen
dc.subjectLanguage and languages--Variationen
dc.subjectAfrican Americans--Languages--Influenceen
dc.subjectEnglish language--Dialects--Southern statesen
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dc.titleI'ma Tell You 'bout I'ma : a Syntactic and Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Reduced Form of I'm Gonnaen
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