Value No marking of patient NPs

Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases

Examples

  1. Jack tel di King se da him kil di man.
    Jack
    Jack
    tel
    tell
    di
    art.def
    King
    King
    se
    comp
    da
    foc
    him
    3sg
    kil
    kill
    di
    art.def
    man.
    man
    Jack told the King that it was him who had killed the man.
  2. Di dakta kyuur di pieshan.
    Di
    art.def
    dakta
    doctor
    kyuur
    cure
    di
    art.def
    pieshan.
    patient
    The doctor cured the patient.
  3. Di bwai kot di bred.
    Di
    art.def
    bwai
    boy
    kot
    cut
    di
    art.def
    bred.
    bread
    The boy cut the bread.