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Example 28-16
di plɛkɛ droko astwɛlɛ
di
the
plɛkɛ
place
droko
dry
astwɛlɛ
too.much
The field is far too dry (for anything to grow there).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 560
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word follows adjective
Predicative adjectives: No copula
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