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Order of demonstrative and noun
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Demonstrative simultaneously before and after noun Frequency: 63.6%
Example 55-9:
sa
tifi ki pe tini en pupet
la
sa
dem
tifi
girl
ki
who
pe
prog
tini
hold
en
indf
pupet
doll
la
dem
that girl who is holding a doll
Example 55-10:
mo sipoze sa bann zanfan la sorti Kaznwayal
mo
1sg
sipoze
suppose
sa
dem
bann
pl
zanfan
child
la
dem
sorti
come.from
Kaznwayal
Case-Noyale
I imagine that these children come from Case Noyale [...].
Source:
Kriegel et al. 2005
Confidence:
Certain
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Demonstrative word follows noun Frequency: 27.3%
Example 55-12:
tifi ki pe tini en pupet
la
tifi
girl
ki
who
pe
prog
tini
hold
en
indf
pupet
doll
la
def
/
dem
that girl who is holding a doll OR: the girl who is holding a doll
Confidence:
Certain
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Demonstrative word precedes noun Frequency: 9.1%
Example 55-11:
sa
bug deryer twa pe atan pu revin daṅ so plas
sa
dem
bug
guy
deryer
behind
twa
2sg
pe
prog
atan
wait
pu
for
revin
come.back
daṅ
loc
so
poss
plas
place
This guy behind you is waiting to get back to his seat.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Order of demonstrative and noun
Source:
Bollée 2004
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