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Order of demonstrative and noun
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Demonstrative word precedes noun
Example 7-7:
dis bok
dis
dem
bok
book
this/that book
Example 7-8:
dem tu man
dem
dem
tu
two
man
man
these/those two men
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 176
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.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Order of demonstrative and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
Prescod 2004
: 176
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