Value Two-way contrast

Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
Rickford 1987: 130 (line 228)

Examples

  1. da stoorii kyaahn wok
    da
    that
    stoorii
    story
    kyaahn
    cannot
    wok
    work
    That story is not believable.
  2. dis buk ya
    dis
    this
    buk
    book
    ya
    here
    this book
  3. da buk de
    da
    that
    buk
    book
    de
    there
    that book
  4. da chrii yanda vs. da chrii ova so
    da
    that
    chrii
    tree
    yanda
    yonder
    vs.
    vs.
    da
    that
    chrii
    tree
    ova
    over
    so
    so
    that tree (over there)
  5. dis leedi
    dis
    prox.dem
    leedi
    lady
    this lady

    See Rickford 1987: 130 (line 228)