Belize Creole and English/Contrastive Grammar

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