Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online

Value Passive without verbal coding

Language:

Gullah

Parameter:

Passive constructions

References

Cunningham 1992: 96

Examples

1. Ham meat throw away here, and pork chop throw away here.

   Ham

   ham

   meat

   meat

   throw

   throw

   away

   away

   here,

   here

   and

   and

   pork

   pork

   chop

   chop

   throw

   throw

   away

   away

   here.

   here

   Ham is thrown away here, and pork chops are thrown away here.

   See Cunningham 1992: 96

2. Both can use.

   Both

   both

   can

   can

   use.

   use

   Both can be used.

   See Cunningham 1992: 97