Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Persaud 1970: Chapt 3 (line 3); Rickford 1987: 210, lines 971-972

Examples

  1. wen di poor piipl dem go we, di puliismaan dem kech di maan dem a rood, an kyar dem
    wen
    when
    di
    def.art
    poor
    poor
    piipl
    people
    dem
    pl
    go
    go
    we,
    away
    di
    the
    puliismaan
    policeman
    dem
    pl
    kech
    catch
    di
    the
    maan
    man
    dem
    pl
    a
    on
    rood,
    road
    an
    and
    kyar
    carry
    dem
    them
    When the poor people had dispersed, the policemen caught up with the guys on the road and carried them to lock them up.

    See Rickford 1987: 155 (line 487-8)

  2. wen wii heer about dem tingz dem dis wii doon noo wat tu do
    wen
    when
    wii
    we
    heer
    hear
    about
    about
    dem
    dem
    tingz
    things
    dem
    pl
    dis
    this
    wii
    we
    doon
    don't
    noo
    know
    wat
    what
    tu
    to
    do
    do
    When we hear about these things, we don't know what to do.

    See Persaud 1970: Chapt 3 (line 3)