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has gloss | eng: Y'all, is a contraction or informal form of the phrase "you all", and is pronounced as one syllable or disyllable . It is used as a plural second-person pronoun. Commonly believed to have originated in the Southern United States, it is primarily associated with Southern American English, African-American Vernacular English, and some dialects of the Western United States and the Midwestern United States. It is also used outside the United States in the English-speaking islands of the West Indies, Sri Lankan English |
lexicalization | eng: y'all |
lexicalization | eng: Yall |
instance of | (noun) the English language as used in the United States American English, American language, American |
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has gloss | spa: Yall, a veces mal escrito como «yall», «yawl» o «yaw» y arcaicamente escrito «you-all», es una gramaticalización fusionada de la frase «you all». Es usado principalmente como un pronombre plural de segunda persona y menos comúnmente como un pronombre singular de segunda persona. Comúnmente se creía que se había originado en el sur de Estados Unidos, es asociado principalmente con el inglés del sur de Estados Unidos, el inglés vernáculo afroamericano y algunos dialectos de Estados Unidos Occidental. |
lexicalization | spa: y'all |
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