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Value Co-occurrence with predicate negation
Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Negation and indefinite pronouns
References
Winford 2000
Examples
No wan suma no
man verklaar yu wan oorlog tori.
No
neg
wan
one
suma
person
no
neg
man
can
verklaar
explain
yu
2sg
wan
art
oorlog
war
tori.
story
No one can tell you war stories.
See
Winford 2000
: 77
Yu
no
abi fu abi
noti.
Yu
2sg
no
neg
abi
have
fu
to
abi
have
noti.
nothing
You don’t have to have any.
See
Winford 2000
: 119
Noti no
pasa nanga mi.
Noti
nothing
no
neg
pasa
happen
nanga
with
mi.
me
Nothing happened to me.
See
Wilner 1992
: 49
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