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Value In a leftward position
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Neumann 1985
: 199sq
Examples
Mo te pa fe aryen.
Mo te pa fe aryen.
1sg
pst
neg
prog
do anything
I wasn't doing anything.
See
Klingler 2003
: 258
Si mo te konnen li te la, mo se pa vini
.
Si
if
mo
1sg
te
pst
konnen
know
li
3sg
te
pst
la,
there
mo
1sg
se
cond
pa
neg
vini.
come
If I'd known he was there, I wouldn't have come.
See
Klingler 2003
: 261
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