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Value No marking of patient NPs
Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases
References
Dolphin 1996
: 66
;
Rickford 1987
: 130
Examples
lang taim gat am dangkii kyaat, nou yu gat am mootoo kyaar
lang
long
taim
time
gat
have
am
PATIENT
dangkii
donkey
kyaat,
cart
nou
now
yu
you
gat
have
am
PATIENT
mootoo
motor
kyaar
car
Long ago you had a donkey cart and now you have a motor car.
See
Dolphin 1996
: 66
wel ii a piil kookno(t)
wel
well
ii
3sg
a
prog
piil
peel
kookno(t)
coconut
Well he was peeling coconuts.
See
Rickford 1987
: 130
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