Value Differentiation

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Noun phrase conjunction and comitative

Examples

  1. tiimassu fiiyu kum delfassu fiiyu takustumaaski
    tiimas-su
    Timus-gen
    fiiyu
    son
    kum
    and
    delfas-su
    Delfus-gen
    fiiyu
    son
    ta-kustumaa=ski
    prs-practice=report
    Timus’s son and Delfus’s son are practicing, apparently.
    Sri Lanka English: Timus’s son and Delfus’s son are practicing, it seems.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5429

  2. maal poɖiyaas juuntu boom poɖiyaas jafoy see taam, maal poɖiyaas falaa mee nɔɔmi
    maal
    bad
    poɖiyaas
    child
    juuntu
    with
    boom
    good
    poɖiyaas
    child
    jaa-foy
    pst-go
    see
    cond
    taam
    conc
    maal
    bad
    poɖiyaas
    child
    falaa
    quot
    mee
    foc
    nɔɔmi
    name
    If good children go with bad children, even though [they may be good children], they only get a bad name [i.e. their name is "bad children"].

    See Smith 1974-5: 5281