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Value Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Language:
Early Sranan
Parameter:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
Examples
Mie no ben dee aksie na wan stoeloe.
Mi
1sg
no
neg
ben
pst
de
ipfv
aksi
ask
na
loc
wan
indf
.
sg
sturu.
chair
I didn't ask for a chair.
Dutch:
Ik vraagde niet na een Stoel. [op.cit.]
See
Weygandt 1798
: 62
Mie ben dee aksie na wan Nefie.
Mi
1sg
ben
pst
de
ipfv
aksi
ask
na
for
wan
indf
.
sg
nefi.
knife
I asked for a knife.
Dutch:
Ik vraagde na een Mes. [op.cit.]
See
Weygandt 1798
: 61
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