Kevin Smith | Re: [europidgin] Re: Pronomes ????

• Autor: Kevin Smith (“kevinbsmith”)
• Tema: Re: [europidgin] Re: Pronomes ????
• Data: 2002-09-16 15:11
• Mesaje: 70 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

On Mon, 2002-09-16 at 05:24, James Chandler wrote:
> 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').

Excellent point. Would this pattern work for non-pronouns as well? In
other words, if you allow:

 you pencil

for "your pencil", would you also allow

 teacher pencil

? And if so, how do you distinguish the teacher's pencil from a
teacher-type pencil (one that was designed for a teacher)?

Kevin