South-North dialect difference: How to express “of/to” in “afraid of/to”

South-North dialect difference: How to express “of/to” in “afraid of/to”

Getting around to writing this long-planned post the day after a “Joe Peter” group transcription session where the point came up… Here’s a dialect difference, between the syntax of Southern and Northern Chinook Jargon: Image credit: Tenor There is no “of” in “be afraid of“, nor is there a “to” in “be afraid to” (i.e. followed by a noun Object), when you’re talking Southern Chinook Jargon. (Grand Ronde style.)  Not necessarily, anyhow. And not fr…