Datapoint Singlish/Predicative noun phrases

Variation is not systematic.

Values

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