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Value Singular noun phrase with indefinite articles
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Generic noun phrases in subject function
References
Joseph 1988
: 164
Examples
Nou konnen yon vè aleksandren toujou gen douz silab.
Nou
1pl
/
2pl
konnen
know
yon
indf
vè
toward
aleksandren
alexandrine
toujou
always
gen
have
douz
twelve
silab.
syllable
We know / You (pl) know that an alexandrine always has twelve syllables.
French:
Nous savons / Vous savez qu'un alexandrin a toujours douze syllabes.
See
Desmarattes 1983
: xix
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