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Example 7-124
Hi a juhs sel sprat.
Hi
3sg
a
prog
juhs
just
sel
sell
sprat.
sprat
He is only selling sprat.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
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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