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Vincentian Creole
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Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
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Indefinite article is preposed
Example 7-6:
Mi ha a inglish tuhng ina fomi mout.
Mi
1sg
ha
have
a
indf
inglish
english
tuhng
tongue
in-a
in-
pcl
fo-mi
for-
1sg
mout.
mouth
I speak English (lit. I have an English tongue in my mouth.).
Source:
Prescod 2004
: A17
Example 7-21:
wan aami man
wan
indf
aami
army
man
man
a soldier
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 129
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 129
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