Value No marking of patient NPs

Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases
References
Dolphin 1996: 66; Rickford 1987: 130

Examples

  1. 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

  2. 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