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Predicative noun phrases
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Invariant copula
Example 11-227:
So di fors wan woz a seilin ship.
So
so
di
art
.
def
fors
first
wan
one
woz
cop
.
pst
a
art
.
indf
seilin
sailing
ship.
ship
So the first one was a sailing ship.
Source:
nd
Example 11-228:
Ai iz a tiicha we [...].
Ai
1sg
iz
cop
.
prs
a
art
.
indf
tiicha
teacher
we
rel
[...].
[...]
I am a teacher who [...].
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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