Datapoint Early Sranan/Geographic variation: morphosyntax

There are several instances of morphosyntactic variation in the sources that can be interpreted along a geographic dimension, distinguishing between English, Portuguese and Dutch plantations in terms of their location. These varieties are also acknowledged in the sources. Examples include conjunctions as welll as verbs and their argument structure, and the way numberals are derived (-tentin vs. -ti(e)n) etc.

Values

Widespread

Confidence:
Certain