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Tense-aspect systems
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Mixed aspectual-temporal system
Example 7-9:
I ha dis man bin a wuhk lan fo J.
I
3sg
ha
have
dis
dem
man
man
bin
pst
a
prog
wuhk
work
lan
land
fo
for
J.
J.
There was a man who used to work the land for J.
Example 7-130:
Hi a wuhk. Hi bin a wuhk.
Hi
3sg
a
prog
wuhk.
work
Hi
3sg
bin
pst
a
prog
wuhk.
work
He is working. He was working.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Own knowledge
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