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Definiteness in Jamaican Creole | |||
Familiarity: The girls have gone to the market. | |||
JC: Di gyal dem gaan a maakit. (definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) | |||
but: The river/a river has overflowed its banks. | |||
Riba kom dong. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) | |||
Here, there is no definite article but river can still be read as determined if it is clear to the speakers which river is meant (because of familiarity or uniqueness). | |||
Weak Definite: First thing he does in the morning is turn on the radio. | |||
JC: Fos tong a maanin taim im ton aan riedyo. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) | |||
Associative Anaphora/Bridging: The coconuts fell until there were no more on the tree. | |||
JC: Kokonot drap so tel di chrii no ha no muo. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) | |||
Since di chrii (the tree) is definite, it is clear that kokonot refers to the coconuts that fell from the (unique) tree that is mentioned and not from any other tree. | |||
Anaphoric Definite: […] The boys are John and Mark. | |||
JC: […] Di bwai dem a Jan an Maak. (definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) | |||
Proper Name: Richie took an exam yesterday. | |||
JC: Richi tek egzam yeside. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) | |||
Generic: Mongooses are cunning. | |||
JC: Manguus chrikifai. (no definite article) or Di manguus chrikifai. (definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) | |||
Predicative: […] the language they all speak [the] most […] | |||
JC: […] di langwij di huol a dem taak di muos […] (definite article) (www.omniglot.com/writing/jamaican.php) | |||
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The following links have been collected by David Krüger.
Overview with example: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/jamaican.php
Definiteness in Jamaican Creole
Familiarity: The girls have gone to the market. JC: Di gyal dem gaan a maakit. (definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007)
but: The river/a river has overflowed its banks. Riba kom dong. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) Here, there is no definite article but river can still be read as determined if it is clear to the speakers which river is meant (because of familiarity or uniqueness).
Weak Definite: First thing he does in the morning is turn on the radio. JC: Fos tong a maanin taim im ton aan riedyo. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007)
Associative Anaphora/Bridging: The coconuts fell until there were no more on the tree. JC: Kokonot drap so tel di chrii no ha no muo. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007) Since di chrii (the tree) is definite, it is clear that kokonot refers to the coconuts that fell from the (unique) tree that is mentioned and not from any other tree.
Anaphoric Definite: […] The boys are John and Mark.
JC: […] Di bwai dem a Jan an Maak. (definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007)
Proper Name: Richie took an exam yesterday. JC: Richi tek egzam yeside. (no definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007)
Generic: Mongooses are cunning. JC: Manguus chrikifai. (no definite article) or Di manguus chrikifai. (definite article) (Baptista & Guéron 2007)
Predicative: […] the language they all speak [the] most […] JC: […] di langwij di huol a dem taak di muos […] (definite article) (www.omniglot.com/writing/jamaican.php)
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