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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessor-possessum Frequency: 75.0%
Example 5-2:
kostomo gyal chirin
kostomo
customer
gyal
girl
chirin
children
customers' daughters OR: daughters of customers
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 180 (line 736)
Example 5-4:
stoov ke tap
stoov
stove
ke
poss
tap
top
top of stove
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 68
Confidence:
Very certain
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Possessum-possessor Frequency: 25.0%
Example 5-3:
di kova fo(r) am laas
di
the
kova
cover
fo(r)
poss
am
3sg
laas
lose
Its cover is lost.
Example 5-68:
di kova fo di pat laas
di
def
kova
cover
fo
poss
di
def
pat
pot
laas
lose
The pot cover is lost.
Source:
Rickford 1987
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own knowledge
Rickford 1987
: 68
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