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Value Adjective is marked
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Comparative adjective marking
References
Fattier 2006
: 152
Examples
Li wo men gen pli wo pase l.
Li
3sg
wo
big
men
but
gen
there.is
pli
more
wo
big
pase
surpass
l.
3sg
He/She is tall, but there are taller people than him/her.
French:
Il/Elle est grand(e) mais il y a plus grand(e) que lui/elle.
See
Fattier 1998
: 943
Li pi rich pase m.
Li
3sg
pi
more
rich
rich
pase
surpass
m.
1sg
He/She is richer than me.
French:
Il/Elle est plus riche que moi.
Lisyèn pi gran pase m lontan.
Lisyèn
Lucienne
pi
more
gran
big
pase
surpass
m
1sg
lontan.
long.time
Lucienne is by far taller than me.
French:
Lucienne est plus grande que moi de beaucoup.
See
Fattier 1998
: 943
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