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Example 10-232
Wentaim A finish A wi tiich iina di bailingual program.
Wen-taim
when-time
A
1sg
finish
finish
A
1sg
wi
fut
tiich
teach
iina
in
di
art
.
def
bailingual
bilingual
program.
program
When I finish, I will teach in the bilingual program.
Comment:
The Saintandrewan Spelling Committee decided in 1999 and again in 2001 that 1st person singular subject pronouns should be capitalized as in English.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 128
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling in temporal clauses: Verb doubling is not possible in temporal clauses
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