Value Conjoined marking

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Comparative standard marking

Examples

  1. Dijan lilbit bigwan, dijan lilwan lilbit.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    lilbit
    somewhat
    big-wan,
    big-adj
    dijan
    prox:adj
    lil-wan
    small-adj
    lilbit.
    somewhat
    This is somewhat big, this is somewhat small.
  2. [...] I bin lilbit dip det wota. [...] o::: lilbit shelawan.
    [...]
    [...]
    I
    3sg
    bin
    pst
    lilbit
    somewhat
    dip
    deep
    det
    dem
    wota.
    water
    [...]
    [...]
    o
    oh
    lilbit
    somewhat
    shela-wan.
    shallow-adj
    [We started to cross the creek, but] it was (too) deep. [So I went to a different place and tried there]. Oh, (it was) shallow(er) there.

    See Hudson 1985: 178