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Example 14-48
Carl house
Carl
Carl.
poss
house
house
Carl's house
Comment:
This is a variable feature such that possession may be marked by
's
in a limited number of cases.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of possessor noun phrases: No marking
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