Datapoint Bahamian Creole/Distance contrasts in demonstratives

Values

Two-way contrast

Example 12-69:
You see, they ain't like these young people these days, they don't want work nohow, not these day. You see, they ain't want work nohow. [...] Them days, when I was small, we want work. In these day - them days, these - they - they don't want work.
[...] these days [...] these day [...] Them days [...].
[...] dem day.pl [...] dem day [pl] [...] dem day.pl [...]
[...] young people today, they don’t want to work [...] In those days, when I was small, we wanted to work [...].
Example 12-70:
When I been home - I christen in that when I was - in 1916 I born. I christen in that church, and I been back home, and I used to look and I walk in the church ... I say, This the church I christen in. From a baby.
[...]
[...]
in
in
that
dem
[...]
[...]
in
in
that
dem
church
church
[...].
[...]
This
dem
the
art
church
church
[...].
[...]
[...] I was christened in that [church] [...]. This is the church I was christened in [...].
Confidence:
Certain