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Example 20-16
碌思咧捫尼米其威
Look see that money makee weigh.
Look
look
see
see
that
dem
money
money
makee
make
weigh.
weigh
See that the money is weighed.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.55
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
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