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Example 49-88
Chen anraje mòde menm mèt li.
Chen
dog
anraje
rabid
mòde
bite
menm
even
mèt
master
li.
3sg
.
poss
The rabid dog bites even its owner.
French:
Le chien enragé mord même son maître.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hilaire 1988
: 35
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
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