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Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
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Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
Example 53-179:
Mo
te pa kone
parle langle ditou.
Mo
1sg
te
pst
pa
neg
kone
know
parle
speak
langle
English
ditou.
at.all
I didn't know at all how to speak English.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 322
Example 53-182:
Ye te preske kapab trete nenporteke maladi.
Ye
3pl
te
pst
preske
almost
kapab
able
trete
treat
nenporteke
any
maladi.
illness
They could treat almost any kind of illness.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 201
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 322
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