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Predicative noun phrases
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No copula
Example 22-129:
Dedi bilong mi em ticha.
Dedi
father
bilong
poss
mi
1sg
em
3sg
ticha.
teacher
My father was a teacher.
Source:
nd
: ENB F18
Example 22-130:
Em i wanpla ticha.
Em
3sg
i
pm
wan-pla
one-
mod
ticha.
teacher
He was a teacher.
Source:
nd
: ESP M15
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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