Value No marking of patient NPs

Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases

Examples

  1. Xəʧʒu lisa kupila.
    Xəʧʒu
    Xeczu
    lisa
    rice
    kupi-la.
    buy-pfv
    Xeczu bought rice.

    See Perekhvalskaya 2008: 221

  2. Русэкэ хэлеба куши, ага. Китайса поудзэ, эта памэпушэка куши.
    Rusəkə xəleba kuʃi, aha. Kitajsa pouʒə, eta pampuʃəkə kuʃi.
    Rusəkə
    Russian
    xəleba
    bread
    kuʃi,
    eat
    aha.
    interj
    Kitajsa
    Chinese
    pouʒə,
    pouze
    eta
    this
    pampuʃəkə
    steamed.bread
    kuʃi.
    eat
    Russians used to eat bread, yes. Chinese ate pouze and steamed bread.

    See Perekhvalskaya 2008: 273