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Value The language has no definite article
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
References
Crowley 1990
Examples
mi stap antap long get blong pasta ia
mi
1sg
stap
stay
antap
on.top
long
prep
get
gate
blong
poss
pasta
pastor
ia
def
I was standing up at the pastor's gate.
See
Meyerhoff nd
[mi] sarem ol samting ia i stap
[mi]
1sg
sarem
shut
ol
pl
samting
something
ia
def
i
agr
stap
stay
[I] shut all the things there.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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