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Position of definite article in the noun phrase
The definite article corresponds to the distal demonstrative.
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Definite article is preposed
Example 43-16:
[...] kantu kere da
akel
ondra kung eo [...].
[...]
[...]
kantu
if
kere
want
da
give
akel
def
.
art
ondra
honour
kung
obj
eo
1sg
[...].
[...]
[…] whether he wants to give me the honour […].
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 24
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Batavia Creole
Feature:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 25-28
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