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Example 11-277
Di dairektor
ihnself
uopn di doa.
Di
art
.
def
dairektor
director
ihn-self
3sg
-
intfr
uopn
open
di
art
.
def
doa.
door
The director himself opened the door.
Comment:
According to one informant,
ihnself
could also stand at the end of the sentence.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Nicaragua project questionnaire
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
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