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Optional vocative marker preceding noun
Example 53-387:
E twa!
E
voc
twa!
2sg
Hey there! OR: Hey you!
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 343
Example 53-388:
Hè M., en bon file!
Hè
voc
M.,
m
.
en
art
.
indf
bon
good
file!
shot
Hey M., (give me) a good shot (of whiskey)!
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 389
Example 53-389:
He K., mo piti!
He
voc
K.,
K.
mo
1sg
.
poss
piti!
child
Hey K., my child!
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 389
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Vocative markers
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 343
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