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Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article
References
Rickford 1987
: 132, line 266
Examples
wel,
dis
big mongkii, hii tek sompn ou
dis
jrom, an dash om in di riva.
wel,
well
dis
prox
.
dem
big
big
mongkii,
monkey
hii
he
tek
take
sompn
something
ou
out
dis
prox
.
dem
jrom,
drum
an
and
dash
throw
om
it
in
in
di
the
riva.
river
Well, this big monkey, he took something out of this drum, and threw it into the river.
See
Rickford 1987
: 131, lines 252-253
sins wen mii na bin baarn yeet, mamii in bai
da
mashiin
sins
since
wen
when
mii
I
na
not
bin
pst
baarn
born
yeet,
yet
mamii
mommy
in
pst
bai
buy
da
dist
.
dem
mashiin
machine
Even before I was born Mummy bought that machine.
See
Rickford 1987
: 132, line 266
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