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Example 50-52
Chyen
pa ka fè chat.
Chyen
dog
pa
neg
ka
hab
fè
do
chat.
cat
Like father, like son (lit. Dogs do not give birth to cats).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
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