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Example 11-133
Dat chail duon kier we di maada
de
guo.
Dat
dem
chail
child
duon
neg
kier
care
we
rel
di
art
.
def
maada
mother
de
prog
guo.
go
That child doesn’t care where his mother is going.
Comment:
Holm (p.c.) translates 'goes' and interprets the form as an example of HAB uses of the PROG marker. I am not convinced of his analysis.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Holm 1978
: 256
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
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