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Example 10-12
Mary kis John
plenty.
Mary
Mary
kis
kiss
John
John
plenty.
plenty
Mary often kisses John.
Comment:
The counterpart of English
often
does not exist in San Andrés Creole English.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Field notes 2008
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
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