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Example 53-111
La pli tombé, ouaouaron chanté.
Lapli
rain
tombé,
fall
ouaouaron
bullfrog
chanté.
sing
When the rain is coming, the bullfrogs sing.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Durand 1930
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
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