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Example 53-34
Mo pa krwa, li di, m ale jwe pou bal-la.
Mo
1sg
pa
neg
krwa,
think
li
3sg
di,
say
m
1sg
ale
fut
jwe
play
pou
for
bal
dance
la.
art
.
def
.
sg
I don't think that I will play at the dance.
French:
Je ne crois pas que je jouerai au bal.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 396
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is postposed
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