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Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
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Particle, only grammatical markers can intervene
Example 10-101:
Yu
wehn
pramis mi se yu
neva
gwain bait mi.
Yu
2sg
wehn
ant
pramis
promise
mi
1sg
se
comp
yu
2sg
neva
neg
.
pst
gwain
fut
bait
bite
mi.
1sg
You promised me you would not bite me.
Example 10-102:
Ihn
wehn
gwain draundid.
Ihn
3sg
wehn
ant
gwain
fut
draundid.
drown
He was about to drown. OR: He almost drowned.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 98
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