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Example 53-80
le piti; le machin
le
art
.
def
.
pl
piti;
child
le
art
.
def
.
pl
machin
machine
the children; the machines
Comment:
These examples illustrate the use of the prenominal plural marker
le
with animate and inanimate nouns. This feature is shared with the Creole of Breaux Bridge.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 175
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
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