Date:  Thu, 13 Nov 1997 12:24:51 +0900
From:  Daniel Long <dlong[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]X.AGE.NE.JP>
Subject: Re: stay and live

David A. Johns wrote:
> > this was something i had to learn when i moved to south africa, so
> i'd
> > never noticed it when i lived in illinois, so i'm guessing it's
> either
> > chicago-specific, aave-specific, or just odd.
> "Stay" for "live" is normal among both blacks and whites here in
> South Georgia.

In West Tennessee, "stay" was perfectly normal for blacks, but it was
marked (even stereotyped) as such. Very unusual in white speech.

Danny Long
--
Daniel Long, Associate Professor  NEW tel +81-6-723-8297
Japanese Language Research Center  NEW fax +81-6-723-8302
Osaka Shoin Women's College     dlong[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]joho.osaka-shoin.ac.jp
4-2-26 Hishiyanishi         http://www.age.ne.jp/x/oswcjlrc/
Higashi-Osaka-shi, Osaka Japan 577