Value Identity

Language:
Singlish
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases

Examples

  1. Mama (is) at (the) market.
    Mama
    grandmother
    (is)
    (cop)
    at
    at
    (the)
    (det)
    market.
    market
    Grandmother is at the market.
  2. Mama is a good cook.
    Mama
    grandmother
    is
    cop.sg
    a
    det
    good
    good
    cook.
    cook
    Grandmother is a good cook.
  3. 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