Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb

Rare examples suggest that an adverb may intervene between hap and the verb. This is also the case in Cantonese.

Values

Particle, a few lexical items may intervene

Example 20-58:
My hab so talkee, must wantchee catchee more cheap.
My
1sg
hab
pfv
so
so
talkee,
talk
must
must
wantchee
want
catchee
catch
more
more
cheap.
cheap
I said that I absolutely must get it more cheaply.

Source: Anonymous 1860: 213

Example 20-169:
She hab belly content for make see you.
She
3sg
hab
pfv
belly
very
content
happy
for
for
make
make
see
see
you.
2sg
She was very happy to see you.

Source: Tilden 1831-32: 773

Confidence:
Intermediate