The multifunctionality of Papiamentu pa and its similarities with Vernacular Brazilian Portuguese
The Papiamentu (PA) element pa covers a broad array of functions, operating as a preposition, a mood marker and a complementiser. Lefebvre and Therrien (2007) compare the functions of PA pa to those of para in standard Portuguese (PT), noting that the 15 functions of pa they identify do not match up...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação de Crioulos de Base Lexical Portuguesa e Espanhola
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ibero-Romance Creoles |
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| Online Access: | http://www.acblpe.com/revista/volume-7-2017/the-multifunctionality-of-papiamentu-pa-and-its-similarities-with-vernacular-brazilian-portuguese |