Value Definite article is preposed

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase

Examples

  1. meshiin teem. botuspa kera kamfalaa - aka meshiin see - kera see, poy tiraa daa, botuspa
    meshiin
    machine
    teem.
    prs.be
    botus-pa
    2.hon-dat
    kera
    want
    kanda
    cond
    falaa
    quot
    -
     
    aka
    that
    meshiin
    machine
    see
    cond
    -
     
    kera
    want
    see
    cond
    pooy
    habil
    tiraa
    take
    daa,
    give
    botus-pa
    2.hon-dat
    There IS a machine. If you want [it] - if [it's a question of] that machine - if you want, we can take it and give it to you. (OR: We HAVE a machine. If you want [it] - if [it's a question of] that machine - if you want, we can take it and give it to you.)

    See Smith 1974-5: 5298

  2. isti ingrees miziiɲa dika isti fɛɛvrispa malvaarsu miziiɲa mee boom falaatu takombersaa
    isti
    this
    [ingrees
    [English
    miziiɲa
    medicine
    dika
    than
    isti
    this
    fɛɛvri-s-pa
    fever-pl-dat
    malvaar-su
    Tamil-gen
    miziiɲa
    medicine
    mee
    foc
    boom
    good
    falaa-tu]
    quot-pfv]
    ta-kombersaa
    prs-talk
    They say that for fevers, Tamil medicine (Ayurvedic medicine) is better than English (Western) medicine.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5345