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Value Only dependent subject forms
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Examples
Ihn tel lai pahn mi.
Ihn
3sg
tel
tell
lai
lie
pahn
on
mi.
1sg
He told a lie about me.
*A ihn tel lai pahn mi.
*A
foc
ihn
3sg
tel
tell
lai
lie
pahn
on
mi.
1sg
NOT: He is the one who told the lie about me.
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