Datapoint Early Sranan/Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
The meaning of the unmarked verb depends largely on the discourse context. However, by default, stative verbs such as lobi meaning 'like, love' have present time reference when they are not preceded by a tense marker. Unmarked non-statives such as puru meaning 'remove' have past time reference, as long as the point of reference is speech time. However, all sources of Early Sranan have examples of unmarked non-statives with present tense reference, see Example 133 (Van den Berg 2007: 186).
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
- Example 1-1:
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Isredeh mi kau bringi wan mannpikin.Isredeyesterdaymi1sgkaucowbringideliverwanamanpikin.male.youngYesterday my cow delivered a bull calf.German: Gestern hat meine Kuh ein Junges, ein Oechsgen geworfen. [op.cit.]
Source: Schumann 1783: 22
- Example 1-129:
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Dem pulu hem na <Gemeente>.Den3plØpfvpururemoveen3sgnaloc<Gemeente>.congregationThey expelled him from the congregation.German: Er ist aus der Gemeine ausgethan, ausgeschlossen [op.cit.]
Source: Schumann 1783: 142
- Example 1-127:
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Mi lobbi va jam fissi nanga pepre pattu.Mi1sglobilovefutonyaneatfisifishnangawithpeprepatu.peprepatuI like to eat fish with peprepatu (soup with cassave and peppers).
Source: Schumann 1783: 134
- Example 1-128:
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Joe wakke hessi te moesi.Yu2sgwakawalkhesiquicktumusi.too.muchYou are walking too fast.Dutch: Uwe loopt hard. [op.cit.]
Source: van Dyk ca. 1765: 44
- Example 1-130:
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Zenzi a de na pranasi a habi morre likki drie ten tien homan kaba zo menni nuw winti na tappe.Sensisincea3sg.sbjdecopnalocpranasiplantationa3sg.sbjhabihavemoromorelekilikedritentinthirtyumawomankabaalreadysomenimanynyunnewwentjegirlnaloctapu.topSince he has been on the plantation, he has had more than thirty woman and many girls.Dutch: Zoo lang hy op de Plantagie geweest is, heeft hy al meer als Dertig Vrouwen gehad, buiten de Jonge meiden. [op.cit.]
Source: van Dyk ca. 1765: 65
- Confidence:
- Certain