Difference between revisions of "Belize Creole and English/Contrastive Grammar"
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=== 1. Adding definite articles:=== | === 1. Adding definite articles:=== | ||
weh Ah di seh? --> what I say? | 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>$^?./?.<sent>$ | ||
Ai di tel --> I speak | Ai di tel --> I speak | ||
| + | ^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>$^./.<sent>$ | ||
=== 2. Difference in word order:=== | === 2. Difference in word order:=== | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 12 April 2025
Contents
BZJ-ENG Tests
1. Adding definite articles:
weh Ah di seh? --> what I say?
^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/Prpers<prn><subj><p1><mf><sg>$ ^say/say<vblex><pres>$^?./?.<sent>$
Ai di tel --> I speak
^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>$^./.<sent>$
2. Difference in word order:
How yoo ku seh yoo si Aybraham? --> You have seen Abraham!
3. Adding auxiliary verbs:
unu noh bileev mi --> you do not believe me
di prafit dehn ded. --> The prophets are dead
4. Adding plural auxiliary:
di prafit dehn ded. --> The prohpets are dead
aksep di ting dehn --> listen to my words.
5. Adding prepositions:
Unu da fahn fi unu pa --> You are from your father
da di devl --> the devil
