James Chandler | Re: [europidgin] Re: Pronomes ????

• Autor: James Chandler (“idojc”)
• Tema: Re: [europidgin] Re: Pronomes ????
• Data: 2002-09-16 12:32
• Mesaje: 67 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

Jay:

>my = de me
>your = de te

It is not part of the prototype, but creoles seem to have a preference for
using the unmodified pronoun before the sb. for the possessive, eg.
Papiamentu 'mi brel' my glasses (lit. 'me glasses', cp. Popular London
English), 'bos auto' your car (lit. 'you (sing.) car').

This is a short, handy, simple and unambiguous way of indicating the
possessive, even if a preposition must be used with sbs.  In Optima, I am
planning to allow both methods with pronouns:

mi libro

or

li libro de mi

= my book

Note def. art. implicit in preposed pronoun.

Kordiale, James Chandler
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