Value In a leftward position

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982; Sandefur 1979: 125-136

Examples

  1. Imin oldei telim mi “givit bek langa im thet taka blanga im, yu bin takat naf, givit bek la thet beibi".
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    oldei
    always
    tel-im
    tell-tr
    mi
    1sg
    “giv-it
    give-tr
    bek
    back
    langa
    loc
    im
    3sg
    thet
    dem
    taka
    tucker
    blanga
    dat/poss
    im,
    3sg
    yu
    2sg
    bin
    pst
    takat
    eat
    naf,
    enough
    giv-it
    give-tr
    bek
    back
    la
    loc
    thet
    dem
    beibi".
    baby
    She used to say to me "give it back to her, that food of hers, you have eaten enough, give it back to the baby".
  2. Dei bin ol luginat la im.
    Dei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    ol
    all
    lug-in-at
    look-prog-at
    la
    loc
    im.
    3sg
    They all looked at him.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61