Value Variable copula

Language:
Singlish
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
References
Fong 2004: 82-85

Examples

  1. He quite poor thing also lɔ33.
    He
    3sg
    quite
    quite
    poor
    poor
    thing
    thing
    also
    also
    lɔ33.
    pcl
    He is quite a poor thing as well [obviousness, resignedly].

    See Fong 2004: 83

  2. My dad is a doctor.
    My
    1sg.poss
    dad
    father
    is
    cop
    a
    det
    doctor.
    doctor
    My father is a doctor.