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The associative plural
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Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker
Example 10-46:
Miss Aurora dem
Miss
Miss
Aurora
Aurora
dem
pl
Miss Aurora and her folks/family/(friends)
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 31
Example 10-47:
Mak dem
Mak
Mac
dem
pl
Mac’s friends/family/team
Source:
de Chaves 1990
: 83
Example 10-48:
Alma dem
Alma
Alma
dem
pl
Alma and her folks/friends
Example 10-49:
di piknini dem
di
art
.
def
piknini
child
dem
pl
the children
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
The associative plural
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 31
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