Value Differentiation

Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
References
Rickford 1987: 146, line 344

Examples

  1. az dem se ool aig a livn piipl
    az
    as
    dem
    3pl
    se
    say
    ool
    old
    aig
    higues
    a
    cop
    livn
    living
    piipl
    people
    since they say Old Higues are living people

    See Rickford 1987: 146, line 344

  2. Jaan in de
    Jaan
    John
    in
    in
    de
    there
    John is in there.
  3. Jaan de in de
    Jaan
    John
    de
    is
    in
    in
    de
    there
    John is/can be found in there.