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Value Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
Examples
Bot deh si wan a deh fren
no
mi seh notn [...].
Bot
but
deh
3pl
si
see
wan
one
a
of
deh
3pl
.
poss
fren
friend
no
neg
mi
pst
seh
say
notn
nothing
[...].
[...]
But they saw one of their friends wasn’t saying anything [...].
Shi
neva
did pee di oubia wuman.
Shi
3sg
.
f
neva
neg
.
pst
did
pst
pee
pay
di
art
.
def
oubia
obeah
wuman.
woman
She didn’t pay the obeah woman.
See
nd
Deh
no
lisn tu deh pierens.
Deh
3pl
no
neg
lisn
listen
tu
to
deh
3pl
.
poss
pieren-s.
parent-
pl
They don't listen to their parents.
See
nd
Katalina did laik drink plenti rom.
Katalina
Catalina
did
pst
laik
like
drink
drink
plenti
plenty
rom.
rum
Catalina liked drinking lots of rum.
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