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Example 1-178
Mi da bossiman.
Mi
1sg
da
cop
busiman.
bush.
nmlz
I am a marron.
Comment:
This example shows nominal predication with the copula
da
, which cannot be preceded by a negator, TAM marker or auxiliary.
Type:
written
Source:
CR 1761
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative noun phrases: Variable copula
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