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Australian Contact Languages
Edited by Carmel O'Shannessy, Denise Angelo and Jane Simpson
[Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 39:1] 2024
► pp. 250–285
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Verb marking and classification of adjectival predicates in creoles

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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Generalities on tense
  • 3.Tense in English-based creoles
  • 4.Tense marking in Vincentian
    • 4.1Situating Vincentian Creole
    • 4.2Vendler’s classification of verbs
    • 4.3Marking the “verb” in Vincentian Creole
  • 5.Looking beyond Vincentian Creole
  • 6.Concluding remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 27 February 2024
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