Datapoint San Andres Creole English/Definite articles

Values

Definite article distinct from demonstratives

Example 10-58:
Di man lisn gud.
Di
art.def
man
man
lisn
listen
gud.
good
The man listened carefully.

Source: Bartens 2003: 74

Example 10-59:
da man
da
dem
man
man
that man

Source: Bartens 2003: 60

Example 10-60:
Dis uman liv da ihn hous.
Dis
dem
uman
woman
liv
live
da
at
ihn
3sg.poss
hous.
house
This woman lived at his house.
Example 10-61:
Beda Taiga disaid fi go iin de da di daata now bot no nuo how fi sing di song.
Beda
Brother
Taiga
Tiger
disaid
decide
fi
comp
go
go
iin
in
de
dem.loc
da
at
di
art.def
daata
daughter
now
now
bot
but
no
neg
nuo
know
how
how
fi
comp
sing
sing
di
art.def
song.
song
Brother Tiger decided to go into the house where the daughter was but he didn't know how to sing the song.
Confidence:
Very certain