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Value Accusative alignment
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Parameter:
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases
References
Cardoso 2009
Examples
Leopard foy murde pə lion.
<Leopard>
leopard
foy
go.
pst
murd-e
bite-
inf
pə
dat
<lion>.
lion
The leopard went and bit the lion.
See
Cardoso 2009
: 195
Cher tə vi.
Cher
smell
tə
ipfv
.
npst
vi.
come.
inf
It smells (lit. Smell comes).
See
Cardoso 2009
: 191
Officer nə ad gosta.
<Officer>
officer
nə
neg
ad
irr
.
npst
gost-a.
like-
inf
The officer won't like (it).
See
Cardoso 2009
: 193
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