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Value Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
Language:
Krio
Parameter:
Generic noun phrases in subject function
Examples
we
pus
nɔ de
arata
tek ʧaʤ
we
when
pus
cat
nɔ
neg
de
around
arata
mouse
tek
take
ʧaʤ
charge
When the cat is away the mice will play (lit: When the cat is away the mouse takes charge).
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