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Example 7-19
I ha ants fo so in di kichin.
I
3sg
.
n
ha
have
ant-s
ant-
pl
fo
for
so
so
in
in
di
art
kichin.
kitchen
There are lots of ants in the kitchen.
Comment:
3SG.N refers to the neutral third person singular subject.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 184
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
Expletive subject of existential verb: An expletive subject is used
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Identity
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