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Value Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
References
Neumann 1985
: 131, 159-160
Examples
chapo a nom-la
chapo
hat
a
poss
nom-la
man-
art
.
def
the man's hat
French:
le chapeau de l'homme
See
Neumann 1985
: 160
dan tan mon gran-papa a mo papa a mon
dan
in
tan
time
mon
1sg
.
poss
gran-papa
grand-father
a
poss
mo
1sg
.
poss
papa
father
a
poss
mon
1sg
in my great-grandfather's time
See
Neumann 1985
: 131
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