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Marking of patient noun phrases
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No marking of patient NPs
Example 11-178:
Jak gaan an pakop ih kluoz.
Jak
Jack
gaan
go.
pst
an
and
pak-op
pack-up
ih
3sg
.
poss
kluoz.
clothes
Jack went and packed his clothes.
Source:
nd
Example 11-179:
Di dakta mi kyor di sik.
Di
art
.
def
dakta
doctor
mi
pst
kyor
cure
di
art
.
def
sik.
sick
The doctor cured the patient.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Marking of patient noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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