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Value Singular noun phrase with definite article
Language:
Negerhollands
Parameter:
Generic noun phrases in subject function
References
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 32
Examples
So fan di dag dā
də
pushi a lō astə
də
roto en
de
hon astə
de
pushi.
So
so
fan
from
di
det
dag
day
dā
there
də
art
.
def
pushi
cat
a
pst
lō
go
astə
after
də
art
.
def
roto
rat
en
and
de
art
.
def
hon
dog
astə
after
de
art
.
def
pushi.
cat
So from that day on the cat goes after the rat and the dog after the cat.
See
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 32
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