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Value Immediately preceding the verb
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Neumann 1985
: 199sq
Examples
Nave en nom ki te reste la Grand Point.
Nave
there.was
en
art
.
indf
nom
man
ki
rel
te
pst
reste
live
la
art
.
def
.
sg
Grand
Grand
Point.
Point
There was a man who lived at Grand Point.
See
Neumann 1985
: 201
To konpran bjen sa m ape di twa?
To
2sg
konpran
understand
bjen
well
sa
rel
m
1sg
ape
prog
di
tell
twa?
2sg
Do you understand what I'm telling you?
See
Neumann 1985
: 210
Nou va fe la rekol, mwen e twa.
Nou
1pl
va
fut
fe
make
la
art
.
def
.
sg
rekol,
harvest
mwen
1sg
e
and
twa.
2sg
We will bring in the harvest, me and you.
See
Neumann 1985
: 215
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