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Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
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Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Example 8-77:
Jan wehn de bil di ous.
Jan
John
wehn
ant
de
prog
bil
build
di
det
ous.
house
John was building the house.
Example 8-78:
Jan
nehn
de bil di ous.
Jan
John
nehn
neg
.
ant
de
prog
bil
build
di
det
ous.
house
John was not building the house.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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