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Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
References
Ludwig 1996
Examples
Jak dòktè.
Jak
Jack
dòktè.
doctor
Jack is a doctor.
Mari pa dòktè, Mari enfirmyèz.
Mari
Mary
pa
neg
dòktè,
doctor
Mari
Mary
enfirmyèz.
nurse
Mary is not a doctor, she is a nurse.
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