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Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun
References
Rickford 1987
: 155 (line 487-8)
;
Rickford 1987
: 180 (line 728)
Examples
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)
som a
dem
mait kom waan mek - kom in yu shap
som
some
a
of
dem
3pl
mait
might
kom
come
waan
want
mek
make
-
kom
come
in
in
yu
your
shap
shop
Some of them want to make - come in your shop. OR: Some of them might want to come and make - come into your shop.
See
Rickford 1987
: 180 (line 728)
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