Datapoint Louisiana Creole (old texts)/Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs

While modern-day Louisiana Creole shows an alternation between short and long verb forms, in the Old lect only long forms are found.

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

Example 53-196:
Ein jou bon matin, Compère Lapin lévé.
Ein
art.indf
jou
day
bon
early
matin,
morning
Compère
Brother
Lapin
Rabbit
lévé.
get.up
Early one morning Brother Rabbit got up.

Source: Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987: 17

Example 53-197:
Mo lémé mié mayé avé Compair Bouki.
Mo
1sg
lémé
like
mié
better
mayé
marry
avé
with
Compair
Brother
Bouki.
Bouki
I prefer to marry Brother Bouki.
French: J'aime mieux me marier avec Compère Bouki.

Source: Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987: 35

Confidence:
Certain