Datapoint Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))/Expletive subject of existential verb

Values

An expletive subject is not used Frequency: 70.0%

Example 53-254:
Ena le moun nwa la?
Ena
there.are
le
art.pl
moun
person
nwa
black
la?
there
Are there black people there?

Source: Klingler 2003: 307

Confidence:
Very certain

An expletive subject is used Frequency: 30.0%

Example 53-250:
Ye gen de kalite demi.
Ye
3pl
gen
have
de
two
kalite
kind
demi.
berry
There are two kinds of berries.

Source: Klingler 2003: 309

Example 53-251:
Ye gen en plas ye pèl Scotland.
Ye
3pl
gen
have
en
art.indf
plas
place
ye
3pl
pèl
call
<Scotland>.
Scotland
There's a place they call Scotland.

Source: Klingler 2003: 309

Example 53-252:
Ye te janmen gen pir blan dan la Louzyaen ye tou mele.
Ye
3pl
te
pst
janmen
never
gen
have
pir
pure
blan
white
dan
in
la
art.def.sg
Louzyaen
Louisiana
ye
3pl
tou
all
mele.
mixed
There have never been pure whites in Louisiana, they're all mixed.

Source: Klingler 2003: 309

Confidence:
Very certain