Value Overlap

Language:
Bahamian Creole
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb

Examples

  1. It's - it's all kind of stories about the Shine [...].
    it-'s
    expl-cop[exist]
    all
    all
    kind
    kind
    of
    of
    stories
    stories
    [...].
    [...]
    There are all kinds of stories [about the Shine] [...].
  2. Or then if you want know more further, you could go 'round the House of 'Sembly [...] - not down the House of 'Sembly, but up Court, and - you see, they get plenty CID there, you could ax 'em - if they - just ax 'em.
    [...]
    [...]
    they
    expl
    get
    get[exist]
    plenty
    plenty
    CID
    CID
    there
    there
    [...].
    [...]
    [Or then, if you wanted to know more, you could pass by the House of Assembly] [...], [at the Court,] there are many CIDs there, [you could ask them] [...].
  3. The people was nice, and everything. You going 'round, they used to treat you good. Had nice people - I get nice girlfriends and thing.
    Had
    have.pst.exist
    nice
    nice
    people
    people
    -
     
    I
    1sg.sbj
    get
    get.pst.poss
    nice
    nice
    girlfriends
    girlfriend.pl
    [...]
    [...]
    [The people were nice and everything. You went around - they used to treat you well.] There were nice people there - I had nice girlfriends [and [every]thing.]
  4. [Turtle, is there much turtle now?] – No, don’t have turtle round.
    [...]
    [...]
    don’t
    neg
    have
    have.exist
    turtle
    turtle
    round.
    around
    [Are there many turtles here now?] – No, there aren’t any turtles here.

    See Shilling 1978: 145

  5. Andros people - some is talk bad, and they have a part in Andros name Lowe Sound, boy, they could talk bad.
    [...]
    [...]
    they
    3pl.sbj
    have
    have.exist
    a
    art
    part
    part
    in
    in
    Andros
    Andros
    [...]
    [...]
    [...] there is a place in Andros [called Lowe Sound] [...]
  6. I ain't have no money.
    I
    1sg.sbj
    ain't
    neg
    have
    have.poss
    no
    neg
    money.
    money
    I don't have any money.
  7. Hey man, i’s like this: this is mines an’ you ain’t get none, so hands off.
    [...]
    [...]
    this
    dem
    is
    3sg.cop
    mines
    indp.poss
    an’
    and
    you
    2sg.sbj
    ain’t
    neg
    get
    get[exist]
    none
    none
    [...].
    [...]
    [...] this is mine and you haven't got any [...].