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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
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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 21-100:
Mama (is) at (the) market.
Mama
grandmother
(is)
(
cop
)
at
at
(the)
(
det
)
market.
market
Grandmother is at the market.
Example 21-101:
Mama is a good cook.
Mama
grandmother
is
cop
.
sg
a
det
good
good
cook.
cook
Grandmother is a good cook.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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