Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Prescod 2004: 179-189

Examples

  1. tu bok
    tu
    two
    bok
    book
    two books
  2. Hi get plenti tabangka.
    Hi
    3sg
    get
    get
    plenti
    plenty
    tabangka.
    cuckolding
    He was often cuckolded.

    See Prescod 2004: 164

  3. wan machiz; wan shuuz; wan ants
    wan
    indf
    mach-iz;
    match-es
    wan
    indf
    shuu-z;
    shoe-s
    wan
    indf
    ant-s
    ant-s
    a match; a shoe; an ant

    See Prescod 2004: 146

  4. Shi pikni (an/a dem) ruud.
    Shi
    3sg.poss
    pikni
    child
    (an/a
    (and
    dem)
    them)
    ruud.
    rude
    Her child(ren) is/are rude.
  5. Suhm di tri dem laik de wuhz draiyin duhng.
    Suhm
    some
    di
    art
    tri
    tree
    dem
    pl
    laik
    like
    de
    3pl
    wuhz
    was
    drai-yin
    dry-prog
    duhng.
    down
    Some of the trees seemed to be waning.

    See Prescod 2004: A8

  6. I ting (an/a dem) duhz duhn faas.
    I
    art
    ting
    thing
    (an/a
    (and
    dem)
    them)
    duhz
    hab
    duhn
    done
    faas.
    fast
    We usually run out of the thing(s) quickly.