in other languages, including in earlier forms of English). It also introduces the habitual be: indicating a habit or something someone might ordinarily do and is why Cookie Monster ‘be eating’ cookies, even if not shown to be (Jackson and Green, 2005). It is this dialect of English that has also backed up racism and the assertion that Black people are less intelligent and contributed to the eugenics debate in the early 20th century - and language, along with socioeconomic factors, were forgotten largely in these studies.
Concluding In ending this introduction, I should remark that there are still many more regions to discover within linguistics - this has covered social and cultural areas more; however, there are huge amounts of research into grammar and more practical parts of languages as well - and languages remain a crucial component of this, therefore having experience with them too is incredibly useful for communicating over barriers and wider research. And the field will remain of interest, as current political events continue to unfold, and the Internet continues its existence.
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