Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked

Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
References
Winer 1993: 22; Winer 1993

Examples

  1. Sita eat di mango.
    Sita
    Sita
    eat
    eat
    di
    det
    mango.
    mango
    Sita ate the mango.

    See Winer 1993: 22

  2. Di child want food.
    Di
    det
    child
    child
    want
    want
    food.
    food
    The child wants food.

    See Winer 1993: 22