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Example 11-233
So wen di giiz wen pupu, dier woz di ring!
So
So
wen
when
di
art
.
def
giiz
goose
wen
go.
pst
pupu,
defecate
dier
dem
.
loc
woz
cop
.
pst
di
art
.
def
ring!
ring
So when the geese defecated, the ring was there!
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative locative phrases: Variable copula
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