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Value Three-way contrast
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
Prescod 2004
: 150
Examples
I ga plenti piiplo ina dis hous ya.
I
3sg
.
n
ga
get
plenti
plenty
piiplo
people
in-a
in-
pcl
dis
dem
hous
house
ya.
here
There are many people in this house.
Dem pikni de bin a fait
wan anuhda
.
Dem
dem
pikni
child
de
there
bin
pst
a
prog
fait
fight
wan
one
anuhda.
another
Those children were fighting against each other.
See
Prescod 2004
: 92
dis pat ya
dis
dem
pat
pot
ya
here
this pot
See
Prescod 2004
: 150
da pat de
da
dem
pat
pot
de
there
that pot
See
Prescod 2004
: 150
da pat yaanda
da
dem
pat
pot
yaanda
yonder
that pot far away
See
Prescod 2004
: 150
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