Value Different TAM marking in negated clauses

Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Parameter:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
References
Huber 1999: 215-229

Examples

  1. dɛ ʧik si wã mà frɛn
    dɛ
    art
    ʧik
    chick
    si
    see
    wã
    one
    mà
    1sg.poss
    frɛn
    friend
    The girl saw one of my friends.

    See Huber 1999: 195

  2. à tɛl àm se à nɛva kam sɔm bifɔ
    à
    1sg
    tɛl
    tell
    àm
    3sg
    se
    comp
    à
    1sg
    nɛva
    neg.compl
    kam
    come
    sɔm
    some
    bifɔ
    before
    I told him that I had not gone to sea before.

    See Huber 1999: 217