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Example 53-83
Ye konm chyen e cha.
Ye
3pl
konm
like
chyen
dog
e
and
cha.
cat
They're like (i.e. fight like) cats and dogs.
Comment:
This example illustrates the basilectal feature of unmarked non-specific plural nouns (inanimate in this case), not uncommon in the Creole of Pointe Coupee.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 177
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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