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Example 11-130
Di man no luk
in
an har egen.
Di
art
.
def
man
man
no
neg
luk-in
look-
prog
an
on
har
3sg
.
f
egen.
again
The man wasn’t looking at her again (i.e. wasn’t interested in her anymore).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Affix
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