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Singlish
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Examples
Mama (is) at (the) market.
Mama
grandmother
(is)
(
cop
)
at
at
(the)
(
det
)
market.
market
Grandmother is at the market.
Mama is a good cook.
Mama
grandmother
is
cop
.
sg
a
det
good
good
cook.
cook
Grandmother is a good cook.
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
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