Value Overlap

Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases

Examples

  1. Blof iz wan niebahud fram Bluufiilz.
    Blof
    Bluff
    iz
    cop.prs
    wan
    art.indf
    nieba-hud
    neighbour-hood
    fram
    from
    Bluufiilz.
    Bluefields
    The Bluff is a neighbourhood of Bluefields.

    See nd

  2. Shi iin di Steets nou.
    Shi
    3sg.f
    iin
    in
    di
    art.def
    Steets
    States
    nou.
    now
    She is in the States now.

    See nd

  3. An den wan hat man weer deer iin di komyuniti [...].
    An
    and
    den
    then
    wan
    art.indf
    hat
    hot
    man
    man
    weer
    cop.pst
    deer
    dem.loc
    iin
    in
    di
    art.def
    komyuniti
    community
    [...].
    [...]
    And then there was a hot young man in the community [...].

    See nd

  4. Di ada wan deh mi grani pet.
    Di
    art.def
    ada
    other
    wan
    one
    de
    cop.loc
    mi
    1sg.poss
    grani
    granny
    pet.
    pet
    The other one [in the yard] was my granny's pet.
  5. Mary da wan tiicha.
    Mary
    Mary
    da
    foc
    wan
    art.indf
    tiicha.
    teacher
    Mary is a teacher.