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Aspect change in verb chains
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Example 7-115:
Mi liiv go hoom an wen mi bin de a waak duhng i rood i woman daag baak til mi riich a yaad.
Mi
1sg
liiv
leave
go
go
hoom
home
an
and
wen
when
mi
1sg
bin
pst
de
IMPFV
a
prog
waak
walk
duhng
down
i
art
rood
road
i
art
woman
woman
daag
dog
baak
bark
til
till
mi
1sg
riich
reach
a
pcl
yaad.
yard
I left and went home and while I was walking down the road, the woman's dog barked until I got home.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Aspect change in verb chains
Source:
Own knowledge
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