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Example 2-202
Den abi wan singi e singi taki lespeki no de moro.
Den
3pl
abi
have
wan
a
singi
song
e
ipfv
singi
sing
taki
comp
lespeki
respect
no
neg
de
cop
moro.
anymore
There’s a song that says that there’s no respect anymore.
Comment:
This is an example of existential ‘have' and existential copula
de
.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Winford data, Tape 13-a
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Overlap
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