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Example 1-85
Da
wan
bon zomma.
Da
it.be
wan
indf
.
sg
bun
good
soma.
person
He(/she/it) is a good person.
Dutch:
Hy is een goed Man. [op.cit.]
Comment:
Ad Feature 62 "Expression of pronominal subjects": This example shows the clause-introducing copula
da
, which includes pronominal as well as copular functions. They can be explained by its pronominal origin (< English
that
).
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 31
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite articles: Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Expression of pronominal subjects: Obligatory pronoun words
Predicative noun phrases: Variable copula
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