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Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
Example 6-54:
Sita eat di mango.
Sita
Sita
eat
eat
di
det
mango.
mango
Sita ate the mango.
Source:
Winer 1993
: 22
Example 6-55:
Di child want food.
Di
det
child
child
want
want
food.
food
The child wants food.
Source:
Winer 1993
: 22
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
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Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Winer 1993
: 22
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Winer 1993
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