Value Same TAM marking in negated clauses

Language:
Gullah
Parameter:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking

Examples

  1. A ain da taak ta oona.
    A
    1sg.sbj
    ain
    neg.aux
    da
    prog
    taak
    talk
    ta
    to
    oona.
    2pl.obj
    I am not talking to you. (Mt 16.11)

    See Anonymous 2005: 60

  2. Oona da taak ta one noda.
    Oona
    2pl.sbj
    da
    prog
    taak
    talk
    ta
    to
    one
    one
    noda.
    another
    You are talking to one another. (Mt 16.8)

    See Anonymous 2005: 60

  3. E ain been wahn fa see Mary.
    E
    3sg.sbj
    ain
    neg.aux
    been
    pst/asp
    wahn
    want
    fa
    for
    see
    see
    Mary.
    Mary
    He didn’t want to see Mary. (Mt 1.19)

    See Anonymous 2005: 3

  4. Plenty people been wahn fa see dem ting.
    Plenty
    plenty
    people
    people
    been
    pst/asp
    wahn
    want
    fa
    for
    see
    see
    dem
    those
    ting.
    thing
    A lot of people wanted to see those things. (Mt 13.17)

    See Anonymous 2005: 47

  5. Jedus ain beena bactize people.
    Jedus
    Jesus
    ain
    neg.aux
    been-a
    pst-prog
    bactize
    baptize
    people.
    people
    Jesus was not baptizing people. (Jn 4.2)

    See Anonymous 2005: 324