Datapoint San Andres Creole English/Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs

The tendency is for dynamic verbs to have a past perfective reading as opposed to the present interpretation of stative predicates. Especially in narratives, stative predicates may have a past reading, too. Unmarked verbs can also express future events but then they are obligatorily accompanied by a corresponding adverb.

Values

Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked

Example 10-115:
So di King disaid fi marid him tu di daata.
So
so
di
art.def
King
King
disaid
decide
fi
comp
marid
marry
him
3sg
tu
to
di
art.def
daata.
daughter
So the King decided to marry him to his daughter.
Example 10-116:
Ai liv bai Linbal.
Ai
1sg
liv
live
bai
near
Linbal.
Linval
I live close to Linval.

Source: Bartens 2003: 80

Example 10-117:
A fiks ih op tumara.
A
1sg
fiks
fix
ih
3sg.n
op
up
tumara.
tomorrow
I will fix it up tomorrow.

Source: Bartens 2003: 80

Confidence:
Very certain