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Example 7-131
Mitch wodn hafo duhn go.
Mitch
Mitch
wod-n
would-
neg
ha-fo
have-for
duhn
compl
go.
go
Mitch wouldn’t have had to have gone.
Comment:
TAM markers can accummulate despite the presence of negation.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases: Neutral alignment
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