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Value Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
Examples
Dis-ya pikni wehn aalwiez ogli.
Dis-ya
this-here
pikni
child
wehn
ant
aalwiez
always
ogli.
ugly
This child was always ugly.
Di pikni wehn de kil di flowaz.
Di
det
pikni
child
wehn
ant
de
prog
kil
kill
di
det
flowaz.
flowers
The child was killing the flowers.
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