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Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
References
Balaz 1998
;
Velupillai 2003
: 76
Examples
ænti maɪd hæv ɹitn [...] wan buk
ænti
auntie
maɪd
specul
.
judg
hæv
have
ɹitn
write.
prf
[...]
[...]
wan
art
buk
book
Auntie might have written [...] a book.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 76
hi waz gɔn bi wæɹin da seɪm sɔɹi ɛkspɹɛʃin
hi
3sg
waz
was
gɔn
fut
bi
be
wæɹ-in
wear-
prog
da
art
seɪm
same
sɔɹi
sorry
ɛkspɹɛʃin
expression
He was going to be wearing the same sorry expression.
See
Balaz 1998
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