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Is "的" (de) used in Singlish for possession or subordination? Or neither?

In Singlish (Singaporean English creole), is 的 used? And if so, is it used for simple possession ("*Jenny de dog") or for introduction of a subordinate clause? … I would expect that the latter is more likely to be used because it's more different from how English would normally put it so there is more utility in deviating from standard English in this way. …
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Is there such a thing as attributive vs. modifier uses of adj? Is un rojo carro vs. un carro...

In teaching Spanish I often explain the difference between pre-nominal adjectives and post-nominal adjectives as the difference between an English noun phrase in which the adjective is stressed, and therefore … In English this distinction could be made by distinguishing "a red car" vs. "a red car". …
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