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Example 1-181
A no lepi jette.
A
3sg
.
sbj
no
neg
lepi
be(come).ripe
ete.
yet
It is not ripe yet.
German:
Es ist noch unreif. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example shows adjectival predication without copula (here with negation).
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 176
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative adjectives: Variable copula
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