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Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
Example 52-4:
mo kontan sa liv-la-a
mo
I
kontan
like
sa
dem
liv-la-a
book-
def
-
def
I like that book.
Example 52-57:
i
pédi so chimen
i
he
Ø
pfv
pédi
loose
so
his
chimen
way
He got lost.
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Language:
Guyanais
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
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