Value Inchoative expressed by progressive and completive markers

Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Parameter:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
References
Faraclas 1996: 199-205, 221

Examples

  1. À dè sik.
    À
    1sg.sbj
    dè
    ncompl
    sik.
    be.ill
    I am (becoming) sick.

    See Faraclas 1996: 199

  2. Dì pìkín we̱ do̱n taya ne̱va slip.
    Dì
    art.def
    pìkín
    child
    we̱
    rel
    do̱n
    compl
    taya
    be.tired
    ne̱va
    neg.compl
    slip.
    sleep
    The child who is / has become tired has not slept.

    See Faraclas 1996: 35-37

  3. À do̱n/ko̱m sik.
    À
    1sg.sbj
    do̱n/ko̱m
    compl/REALIS
    sik.
    be.ill
    I am / have become sick.

    See Faraclas 1996: 199