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Example 50-78
I pa ka
jan
pléré.
I
3sg
pa
neg
ka
hab
jan
never
pléré.
cry
He/she never cries.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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