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Example 10-25
Yep, hia yu sii a byuuti we baan iina stiebl!
Yep,
yep
hia
here
yu
2sg
sii
see
a
art
.
indf
byuuti
beauty
we
rel
baan
give.birth
iina
in
stiebl!
stable
Yep, here you see a beauty who was born in a stable!
Comment:
In this example, Brother Anansi addresses the king whose daughter he wants to marry.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished field recordings
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
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