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Language:
Bahamian Creole
Parameter:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers

Examples

  1. I gotta learn how to drive, cause with my age, people should - people - w- shoulda done learn how to drive long time.
    [...]
    [...]
    people
    people
    [...]
    [...]
    shoulda
    mod.aux
    done
    compl
    learn
    learn
    [...].
    [...]
    [I’ll have to learn how to drive, because at my age,] one should have already learned [how to drive a long time ago].
  2. When you get back, I gon’ done be finish this letter.
    [...]
    [...]
    I
    I
    gon’
    fut
    done
    compl
    be
    hab
    finish
    finish
    [...]
    [...]
    [By the time you return,] I will have finished this letter.
  3. I did 'pose to 'pear in court.
    I did 'pose to 'pear in court.
    1sg.sbj do.pst mod.aux appear in court
    I was supposed to appear in court.
  4. I was working. I did done start working.
    I
    I
    did
    pst
    done
    compl
    start
    start
    work-ing.
    work-prog
    I was working. I had already started to work.