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Introduction. 3

CHAPTER ONE

THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF BLACK ENGLISH.. 4

Preterite had. 8

Past morphology. 9

Verbal ‘s’ 9

Phonology of AAE. 10

CHAPTER  TWO

BLACK ENGLISH MEETS POP CULTURE. 11

Conclusion. 18