query for a student

[Laurence Horn]

Anyone have any pointers toward papers treating the sociolinguistics
of reduction phenomena in AAVE and non-AAVE varieties of U. S.
English?  This student is looking at the palatalzation in "whatchoo
(doin')" and related fast speech phenomena.

Thanks,
Larry

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