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Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
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Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Example 53-192:
Mon te pa
kòne parle langlè ditou.
Mon
1sg
te
pst
pa
neg
kòne
know.how
parle
speak
langlè
English
ditou.
at.all
I didn't know how to speak English at all.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 322
Example 53-193:
To di Bouki te p ale jwe.
To
2sg
di
say
Bouki
Bouki
te
pst
p
neg
ale
fut
jwe.
play
You said that Bouki wasn't going to play.
French:
Tu as dit que Bouki ne jouerait pas.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 218
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 322
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