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Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
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Indefinite article is preposed
Example 5-5:
wan shaap reezaa
wan
indf
.
art
shaap
sharp
reezaa
razor
a sharp razor
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 130(line 217)
Example 5-18:
dis bina wan maan [...]
dis
this
bina
was
wan
indf
.
art
maan
man
[...]
[...]
There was this man [...].
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 130 (line 216)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 130(line 217)
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