Date:  Mon, 30 Jan 1995 02:03:50 -0500

From:  BARBARA HILL HUDSON <BHHUDSON[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GROVE.IUP.EDU>

Subject: Re: "and them"



In reference to "mamanem". I have discussed its use in some African American

speech communities, and it seems to me that the -nem part can be used to reflect

a group *mamanem don't like Charles* would mean something like a particular

part of the family doesn't like Charles. Another way that -nem was used was

to indicate a location (we're going over to Jimmynem's) meaning something like

I'm going over to my cousin Jimmy's house. Our family was from Central Florida

and many of the older member's speech was influenced by Gullah speaking

relatives.



BHHudson