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Position of definite article in the noun phrase
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Definite article is preposed
Example 7-3:
di pikni fo di woman
di
art
pikni
child/children
fo
for
di
art
woman
woman
the woman’s child(ren)
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 158
Example 7-19:
I ha ants fo so in di kichin.
I
3sg
.
n
ha
have
ant-s
ant-
pl
fo
for
so
so
in
in
di
art
kichin.
kitchen
There are lots of ants in the kitchen.
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 184
Example 7-20:
di bok
di
def
bok
book
the book
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Own knowledge
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