Datapoint Kriol/Marking of patient noun phrases
Patient noun phrases are unmarked. Most transitive verbs have a transitivity marking suffix -im, but this is neither case-marking (because it occurs on the verb, not on the patient NP) nor head-marking, because it is invariable and therefore does not provide any information (e.g. person, number) about the patient.
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No marking of patient NPs
- Example 25-4:
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Stakmen bin barnim gras.Stakmenstockmanbinpstbarn-imburn-trgras.grassThe stockmen burnt the grass.
Source: Sandefur 1979: 114
- Example 25-22:
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Thei bin bayimbat ola nyuwannyuwan modiga na. Yu luk olkain modiga nyuwannyuwan la B.Thei3plbinpstbay-im-batbuy-tr-progolaplnyuwan~nyuwanred.new:adjmodigacarna.nowYu2sgluklookolkainall.kindmodigacarnyuwan~nyuwanred.new:adjlalocB.B.They bought new cars then. You look at all the cars that are new at B. (place name)
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Example 25-43:
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Bat au fatha bin telim "na yu kan teikimbek this tu kid".Batbutau1pl.possfathafatherbinpsttel-imtell-tr"nanoyu2sgkancan.negteik-im-bektake-tr-backthisproxtutwokid".childBut our father told him "no you can't take back these two kids".
- Example 25-127:
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Mi en main mami bin getim det drak blanga im na.Mi1sgenandmain1sg.possmamimummybinpstget-imget–trdetdemdraktruckblangadat/possim3sgna.nowMy mummy and I got his truck (that truck of his) now.
Source: Munro 2004: 142
- Example 25-233:
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Mindubala bin oldei kilimbat goana.Mindubala1du.exclbinpstoldeialwayskil-im-batkill-tr-proggoana.goannaThe two of us used to kill goannas.
- Confidence:
- Very certain