Value Before the verb

Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
Position of standard negation
References
Prescod 2008

Examples

  1. Mitch na a kaal.
    Mitch
    Mitch
    na
    neg
    a
    prog
    kaal.
    call
    Mitch is not calling.

    See Prescod 2013+: 6

  2. Mitch maitn no.
    Mitch
    Mitch
    mait-n
    might-neg
    no.
    know
    Mitch mightn't know.

    See Prescod 2013+: 6

  3. Mitch na hafo no.
    Mitch
    Mitch
    na
    neg
    ha-fo
    have-for
    no.
    know
    Mitch doesn’t have to know.

    See Prescod 2013+: 6