PHONOLOGICAL FEATURES - EXAMPLES:

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                                         of them dudes in Seattle."
SAE: "Hey, I'm

Distinctive feature: Final 'ng' pronounced as 'n'
Also see: Multiple negation

AAVE: "She give dum the money."                                                   
SAE: "She gives them the money."

Distinctive feature: The pronunciation of 'th'
Also see: Absence of third person singular 's'

her own business."                            
SAE: "She

Distinctive features: [Aj] and [oj] as monophtongs
Consonant cluster simplification
Also see: Absence of third person singular 's'

Distinctive feature: Deletion of word final consonant

Distinctive feature: Metathesis

Distinctive feature: Deletion of 'l'

Distinctive feature: Deletion of 'r'
Also see: Habitual 'BE'

Distinctive features: Deletion of 'd' and 'g'
[Aj] and [oj] as monophtongs
Deletion of word final consonant

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