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Example 1-22
wan vo dem pikin dissi
wan
one
fu
of
den
det
.
pl
pikin
child
disi
this
one of these children
Comment:
When
disi
follows the noun, it always coocurs with a definite article before the noun, in this case plural
dem
.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 158
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word follows noun
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article: Co-occurrence
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Two-way contrast
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