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Value Immediately following the verb
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Cardoso 2009
Examples
Lion vey i raspo pə gat.
<Lion>
lion
vey
come.
pst
i
and
rasp-o
scratch-
pst
pə
acc
gat.
cat
The lion came and scratched the cat.
See
Cardoso 2009
: 181
Foy i pasyo pray, kõpro grãw i vey kaz.
Foy
go.
pst
i
and
pasy-o
take.walk-
pst
pray,
beach
kõpr-o
buy-
pst
grãw
gram
i
and
vey
come.
pst
kaz.
home
[We] went and took a walk around the beach, bought some gram and came home.
See
Cardoso 2009
: 226
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