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Value Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
Language:
Singlish
Parameter:
Generic noun phrases in subject function
References
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
Examples
Singapore flat very expensive a21?
Singapore
Singapore
flat
apartments
very
very
expensive
expensive
a21?
pcl
Are Singapore's apartments very expensive? [requiring response]
Private is much cheaper than all this centre centre thing.
Private
private.(tuition)
is
be.
sg
much
much
cheap-er
cheap-
compar
than
than
all
all
this
dem
centre
centre
centre
centre
thing.
thing
Private tuition is much cheaper than all these tuition centres.
See
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 62
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