Verb marking and classification of adjectival predicates in creoles

It is now fully established that notwithstanding the lexical and structural properties derived from their source languages, creoles exhibit major morphosyntactic differences with their lexifiers. For English-based creoles, the differences relating to the absence of grammatical inflections for person...

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Published in:Journal of Pidgin and Creole languages 2024-05, Vol.39 (1), p.250-285
Main Author: Prescod, Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjectives
Cognitive science
Creole languages
English language
Function words
Inflection (Morphology)
Linguistics
Morphosyntax
Predicate
Tense
Verbs
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Summary:It is now fully established that notwithstanding the lexical and structural properties derived from their source languages, creoles exhibit major morphosyntactic differences with their lexifiers. For English-based creoles, the differences relating to the absence of grammatical inflections for person and number - features which contrast with their lexifier - have been largely documented, and in-depth studies on the absence of grammatical marking for tense on creole verbs are also numerous. With respect to English-based creoles, the consensus is that prototypically, tense is not morphologically marked on verbs but is typically expressed by means of particles which combine with the predicate. These tense markers often interact closely with aspect and modality markers, which lead to the observation that most creoles in the database can be characterised as having a mixed temporal aspectual system.
ISSN:0920-9034
1569-9870
DOI:10.1075/jpcl.00135.pre