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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
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Example 16-101:
mà brɔda bì soʤmã
mà
1sg
.
poss
brɔda
brother
bì
cop
soʤmã
soldierman
My brother is a soldier.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 234
Example 16-104:
rod no de dɛ bifɔ; bat nau rod de
rod
road
no
neg
de
cop
dɛ
dem
bifɔ;
before
bat
but
nau
now
rod
road
de
cop
There was no road there before. But now there is a road.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 235
Example 16-115:
waia gɔs we ì de (fɔ) dɛ wɔta
waia
wire
gɔs
gaze
we
comp
ì
3sg
de
cop
(fɔ)
(for)
dɛ
art
wɔta
water
a wire gaze that is in the water
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Huber 1999
: 234-236
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