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Example 12-57
And when he come back, he see
this
- he didn't believe in
this
martial law.
[...]
[...]
he
he
see
see
this
dem
[...]
[...]
this
dem
martial
martial
law.
law
[And when he (i.e. the Duke of Windsor) came back and] saw this - he didn't believe in martial law.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own sociolinguistic interviews
Language:
Bahamian Creole
by
Stephanie Hackert
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
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