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Example 32-64
Na Olánda, Ailton
táva
só
trubaiá.
Na
in
Olánda,
Holand
Ailton
Ailton
táva
pst
.
ipfv
só
only
trubaiá.
work
While in Holland, Ailton only worked.
Portuguese:
Na Holanda, Ailton só trabalhava.
Comment:
Here, a lexical item intervenes between the past marker and the verb.
Type:
constructed by native speaker
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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