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Example 1-215
Wi no lobbi va tori wi srefi.
Wi
1pl
no
neg
lobi
love
fu
to
tori
betray
wi
1pl
srefi.
self
We don't like to betray ourselves.
German:
Wir klagen uns nicht gern selbst an. [op.cit.]
Comment:
In cases like this,
srefi
'self' may be analyzed as reflexive, although it cannot be excluded that it is used as intensifier.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 202
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
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