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=== 1. Adding definite articles:===
 
=== 1. Adding definite articles:===
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weh Ah di seh? --> what I say?
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|weh Ah di seh?|what I say?}}
  
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^weh/weh<prn><itg>$ ^Ah/Ah<prn><p1><sg>$ ^di/di<det>$ ^seh/seh<v>$^?/?<sent>$^./.<sent>$ -> (eng) ^what/what<prn><itg><mf><sp>$ ^I/I<abbr>/Prpers<prn><subj><p1><mf><sg>$ ^say/say<vblex><pres>$^?./?.<sent>$
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|weh{{tag|prn}}{{tag|itg}} Ah{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}} di{{tag|det}} seh{{tag|v}}|what{{tag|prn}}{{tag|itg}}I{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}say{{tag|v}}}}
  
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*: {{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|weh{{tag|prn}}{{tag}|itg} Ah{{tag|prn}}{{tag|sg}} di{{tag|det}} seh{{tag|v}}|дүкен{{tag|n}}{{tag|loc}}}}
 
  
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Ai di tel -->  I speak
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|Ai di tel|I speak}}
  
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^Ai/Ai<prn><p1><sg>$ ^di/di<det>$ ^tel/tel<v>$^./.<sent>$ -> (eng) ^I/I<abbr>/Prpers<prn><subj><p1><mf><sg>$ ^speak/speak<vblex><pres>$^./.<sent>$
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|Ai{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}} di{{tag|det}} tell{{tag|v}}|I{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}speak{{tag|v}}}}
  
 
=== 2. Difference in word order:===
 
=== 2. Difference in word order:===
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How yoo ku seh yoo si Aybraham? --> You have seen Abraham!
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|How yoo ku seh yoo si Aybraham?|You have seen Abraham!}}
  
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^How/How<adv>/How<adv>$ ^yoo/yu<prn><p2><sg>/yoo<prn><p2><sg>$ ^ku/ku<vaux>$ ^seh/seh<v>$ ^yoo/yu<prn><p2><sg>/yoo<prn><p2><sg>$ ^si/si<v>$ ^Aybraham/*Aybraham$^?/?<sent>$^./.<sent>$ ->(eng) ^You/You<prn><pers><p2><mf><sg>/Prpers<prn><subj><p2><mf><sp>/Prpers<prn><obj><p2><mf><sp>$ ^have/have<vbhaver><pres>$ ^seen/see<vblex><pp>$ ^Abraham/Abraham<np><ant><m><sg>$^!./!.<sent>$
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|How{{tag|adv}} yoo{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} ku{{tag|vaux}} seh{{tag|v}} yoo{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} si{{tag|v}} Aybraham{{tag|n}}|You{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} have{{tag|vaux}} seen{{tag|v}} Abraham{{tag|n}}}}
  
 
=== 3. Adding auxiliary verbs:===
 
=== 3. Adding auxiliary verbs:===
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unu noh bileev mi --> you do not believe me
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|unu noh bileev mi|you do not believe me}}
  
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^unu/unu<prn><p2><sg>$ ^noh/noh<adv>$ ^bileev/bileev<v>$ ^mi/mi<prn><p1><sg>$^./.<sent>$ -> (eng) ^you/you<prn><pers><p2><mf><sg>/prpers<prn><subj><p2><mf><sp>/prpers<prn><obj><p2><mf><sp>$ ^do/do<vbdo><pres>$ ^not/not<adv>$ ^believe/believe<vblex><inf>/believe<vblex><pres>$ ^me/prpers<prn><obj><p1><mf><sg>$^./.<sent>$
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|unu{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} noh{{tag|adv}} bileev{{tag|v}} mi{{tag|pr}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|you{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} do{{tag|vaux}} not{{tag|vaux}} believe{{tag|v}} me{{tag|pr}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}}}
  
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di prafit dehn ded. --> The prophets are dead
 
  
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^di/di<det>$ ^prafit dehn/prafit<n><pl>$ ^ded/ded<adj>$^../..<sent>$ -> (eng) ^the/the<det><def><sp>$ ^prophets/prophet<n><pl>$ ^are/be<vbser><pres>/be<vblex><pres><p1><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p2><sg>/be<vblex><pres><p2><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p3><pl>$ ^dead/dead<adj>$^./.<sent>$
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|di prafit dehn ded.|The prophets are dead}}
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|di{{tag|det}} prafit dehn{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}} ded{{tag|adj}}|the{{tag|det}} prophets{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}} are{{tag|v}} dead{{tag|adj}}}}
  
 
=== 4. Adding plural auxiliary:===
 
=== 4. Adding plural auxiliary:===
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di prafit dehn ded. --> The prohpets are dead
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|di prafit dehn ded|The prohpets are dead}}
  
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^di/di<det>$ ^prafit dehn/prafit<n><pl>$ ^ded/ded<adj>$^../..<sent>$ -> (eng) ^the/the<det><def><sp>$ ^prophets/prophet<n><pl>$ ^are/be<vbser><pres>/be<vblex><pres><p1><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p2><sg>/be<vblex><pres><p2><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p3><pl>$ ^dead/dead<adj>$^./.<sent>$
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|di{{tag|det}} prafit dehn{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}} ded{{tag|adj}}|the{{tag|det}} prophets{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}} are{{tag|v}} dead{{tag|adj}}}}
  
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aksep di ting dehn  --> listen to my words.
 
  
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^aksep/aksep<v>$ ^di/di<det>$ ^ting dehn/ting<n><pl>$^./.<sent>$ -> (eng) ^listen to/listen# to<vblex><imp>$ ^my/my<det><pos><sp>/prpers<det><pos><p1><mf><sg>$ ^words/word<n><pl>$^./.<sent>$
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|aksep di ting dehn|listen to my words}}
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|aksep{{tag|v}} di{{tag|det}} ting dehn{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|listen to{{tag|v}}{{tag|imp}} my{{tag|det}}{{tag|pos}}{{tag|sp}} words{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}}}
  
 
=== 5. Adding prepositions:===
 
=== 5. Adding prepositions:===
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Unu da fahn fi unu pa --> You are from your father
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|Unu da fahn fi unu pa|You are from your father}}
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|Unu{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} da{{tag|pr}} fahn{{tag|pr}} fi{{tag|pr}} unu{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} pa{{tag|n}}|You{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} are{{tag|v}} from{{tag|pr}} your{{tag|det}}{{tag|pos}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} father{{tag|n}}}}
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^Unu/Unu<prn><p2><sg>$ ^da/da<pr>$ ^fahn/fahn<pr>$ ^fi/fi<pr>$ ^unu/unu<prn><p2><sg>$ ^pa/pa<n>$^./.<sent>$ -> (eng) ^You/You<prn><pers><p2><mf><sg>/Prpers<prn><subj><p2><mf><sp>/Prpers<prn><obj><p2><mf><sp>$ ^are/be<vbser><pres>/be<vblex><pres><p1><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p2><sg>/be<vblex><pres><p2><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p3><pl>$ ^from/from<pr>$ ^your/your<det><pos><sp>/prpers<det><pos><p2><mf><sp>$ ^father/father<n><sg>$^./.<sent>$
 
  
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da di devl --> the devil
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{{transferTest|bzj|eng|da di devl|the devil}}
  
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^da/da<pr>$ ^di/di<det>$ ^devl/devl<n>$^./.<sent>$ -> (eng) ^the/the<det><def><sp>$ ^devil/devil<n><sg>$^./.<sent>$
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|da{{tag|pr}} di{{tag|det}} devl{{tag|n}}|the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} devil{{tag|n}}}}
  
  
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[[Category:Sp25_ContrastiveGrammars]]
 
[[Category:Sp25_ContrastiveGrammars]]
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[[Category:Belize_Creole]]
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[[Category:Belizean_Creole]]
 
[[Category:English]]
 
[[Category:English]]

Latest revision as of 02:04, 17 May 2025

BZJ-ENG Tests

1. Adding definite articles:

(bzj) weh Ah di seh? → (eng) what I say?

(bzj) weh<prn><itg> Ah<prn><p1><sg> di<det> seh<v> → (eng) what<prn><itg>I<prn><p1><sg>say<v>


(bzj) Ai di tel → (eng) I speak

(bzj) Ai<prn><p1><sg> di<det> tell<v> → (eng) I<prn><p1><sg>speak<v>

2. Difference in word order:

(bzj) How yoo ku seh yoo si Aybraham? → (eng) You have seen Abraham!

(bzj) How<adv> yoo<prn><p2><sg> ku<vaux> seh<v> yoo<prn><p2><sg> si<v> Aybraham<n> → (eng) You<prn><p2><sg> have<vaux> seen<v> Abraham<n>

3. Adding auxiliary verbs:

(bzj) unu noh bileev mi → (eng) you do not believe me

(bzj) unu<prn><p2><sg> noh<adv> bileev<v> mi<pr><p1><sg> → (eng) you<prn><p2><sg> do<vaux> not<vaux> believe<v> me<pr><p1><sg>


(bzj) di prafit dehn ded. → (eng) The prophets are dead

(bzj) di<det> prafit dehn<n><pl> ded<adj> → (eng) the<det> prophets<n><pl> are<v> dead<adj>

4. Adding plural auxiliary:

(bzj) di prafit dehn ded → (eng) The prohpets are dead

(bzj) di<det> prafit dehn<n><pl> ded<adj> → (eng) the<det> prophets<n><pl> are<v> dead<adj>


(bzj) aksep di ting dehn → (eng) listen to my words

(bzj) aksep<v> di<det> ting dehn<n><pl> → (eng) listen to<v><imp> my<det><pos><sp> words<n><pl>

5. Adding prepositions:

(bzj) Unu da fahn fi unu pa → (eng) You are from your father

(bzj) Unu<prn><p2><sg> da<pr> fahn<pr> fi<pr> unu<prn><p2><sg> pa<n> → (eng) You<prn><p2><sg> are<v> from<pr> your<det><pos><p2><sg> father<n>


(bzj) da di devl → (eng) the devil

(bzj) da<pr> di<det> devl<n> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> devil<n>

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