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Position of definite article in the noun phrase
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Definite article is preposed
Example 8-11:
Di man nyam di manggo wa wehn de pan di tiebl.
Di
det
man
man
nyam
eat
di
det
manggo
mango
wa
rel
wehn
ant
de
loc
pan
on
di
det
tiebl.
table
The man ate the mango which was on the table.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Own knowledge
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