Value Definite article is preposed

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
References
Munro 2004; Nicholls 2006

Examples

  1. Ai oldei telim im "Na::, jed Nangari yu bin meikim krai fo jet lil bed."
    Ai
    1sg
    oldei
    always
    tel-im
    tell-tr
    im
    3sg
    "Na,
    no
    jed
    dem
    Nangari
    Nangari
    yu
    2sg
    bin
    pst
    meik-im
    make-tr
    krai
    cry
    fo
    dat
    jet
    dem
    lil
    little
    bed."
    bird
    I always tell him: "No, that Nangari, you made her cry for that little bird."
  2. Thet kenggaru bin toktok.
    Thet
    dem
    kenggaru
    kangaroo
    bin
    pst
    tok~tok.
    red.talk
    The kangaroo was talking.
  3. Imin daib rait la jat krokadail wea imin nesimbat dat faiya.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    daib
    dive
    rait
    right
    la
    loc
    jat
    dem
    krokadail
    crocodile
    wea
    subord
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    nes-im-bat
    nurse-tr-prog
    dat
    dem
    faiya.
    fire
    It dove right to the crocodile which was looking after the fire.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  4. Det R. en J., yu sabe dubala?
    Det
    dem
    R.
    R.
    en
    and
    J.,
    J.
    yu
    2sg
    sabe
    know
    dubala?
    3du
    R. and J., do you know the two?

    See Nicholls 2006: 3

  5. Wanim reintaim im gro thet big intit, en yu ken luk thet flaua bla im yuno.
    Wan=im
    subord=3sg
    rein-taim
    rain-time
    im
    3sg
    gro
    grow
    thet
    dem
    big
    big
    intit,
    tag
    en
    and
    yu
    2sg
    ken
    can
    luk
    see
    thet
    dem
    flaua
    flower
    bla
    poss
    im
    3sg
    yuno.
    you.know
    In the rain time it grows this high, doesn't it, and you can see its flower, you know.