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Value Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
References
Winford 2002
Examples
A man wani taki den kaw musu go pupe.
A
the
man
man
wani
want
taki
that
den
the.
pl
kaw
cow
musu
must
go
go
pupe.
relieve.themselves
The man wanted the cows to relieve themselves.
Efu yu
no
wroko, dan you
no o
nyan, tog.
Efu
if
yu
you
no
neg
wroko,
work
dan
then
you
you
no
neg
o
fut
nyan,
eat
tog.
tag
If you don’t work, then you won’t eat, right?
See
Winford 2002
: 412
Ma yu
no musu
du den sani dati.
Ma
but
yu
2sg
no
neg
musu
must
du
do
den
the.
pl
sani
thing
dati.
dem
But you mustn’t do those things.
See
Winford 2000
: 71
A musu de taki
na
den pikin nyan a kuku.
A
it
musu
must
de
be
taki
comp
na
foc
den
the.
pl
pikin
child
nyan
eat
a
det
kuku.
cake
It must be the case that it was the children who ate the cake.
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