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Value Particle, only grammatical markers can intervene
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
References
Velupillai 2003
: 61
Examples
maɪ fadɛ
dɛm
justu go [...] sɛʔ [...] tə˞donɛʔ
maɪ
1sg
.
poss
fadɛ
father
dɛm
ass
justu
pst
.
hab
go
act
[...]
[...]
sɛʔ
set
[...]
[...]
tə˞donɛʔ
turtle.net
My father and his friends / those associated with him used to set turtle nets.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 61
wi justu pau katiŋ gɹæs bifɔ naɪtaɪm
wi
1pl
justu
pst
.
hab
pau
compl
kati-ŋ
cut-
prog
gɹæs
grass
bifɔ
before
naɪtaɪm
night.time
We used to / would finish cutting grass before dark / night time.
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