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Example 11-309
Wen Ai woz boi, Ai neva drink rom.
Wen
when
Ai
1sg
woz
cop
.
pst
boi,
boy
Ai
1sg
neva
neg
.
pst
drink
drink
rom.
rum
When I was a boy, I never drank rum.
Comment:
In this example,
neva
actually may have the meaning ‘never’ rather than [NEG.PST].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Negative morpheme types: Negative particle
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