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Unique Features of West Indian Languages: Grammar and Syntax

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Which of the following is a characteristic feature of West Indian languages?

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The use of double negatives
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Double negatives are commonly used in West Indian languages to emphasize a negation. For example, in Jamaican Patois, the sentence "Me no see nutten" means "I didn't see anything".

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