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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
Sita eat di mango.
Sita
Sita
eat
eat
di
det
mango.
mango
Sita ate the mango.
See
Winer 1993
: 22
Di child want food.
Di
det
child
child
want
want
food.
food
The child wants food.
See
Winer 1993
: 22
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