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Example 7-132
Mitch woda hafo duhn go.
Mitch
Mitch
wod-a
would-have
ha-fo
have-for
duhn
compl
go.
go
Mitch would have had to have gone.
Comment:
The particle -
a
affixed to
wod
is optional. It is a reflex of English
have
.
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
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