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Definite article distinct from demonstratives
Example 6-5:
dis book, dat book, dem book
dis
dem
.
sg
.
prox
book,
book
dat
dem
.
sg
.
dist
book,
book
dem
dem
.
dist
.
pl
book
book
this book, that book, those books
Source:
Solomon 1993
Example 6-31:
Shi see de man we give shi de book.
Shi
she
see
see
de
det
man
man
we
rel
give
give
shi
she
de
det
book.
book
She saw the man who had given her the book.
Source:
Solomon 1993
: 84
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
cite
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Feature:
Definite articles
Source:
Solomon 1993
: 84
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