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Predicative noun phrases
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Variable copula
Example 21-96:
He quite poor thing also lɔ33.
He
3sg
quite
quite
poor
poor
thing
thing
also
also
lɔ33.
pcl
He is quite a poor thing as well [obviousness, resignedly].
Source:
Fong 2004
: 83
Example 21-97:
My dad is a doctor.
My
1sg
.
poss
dad
father
is
cop
a
det
doctor.
doctor
My father is a doctor.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases
Source:
Fong 2004
: 82-85
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