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Example 16-149
nobɔdi
gò ask jù paspɔt
nobɔdi
nobody
gò
fut
ask
ask
jù
2sg
.
obj
paspɔt
passport
Nobody will ask you for your passport.
Comment:
This example shows a preclusion of the negator with the indefinite
no-
pronoun
nobɔdi
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and indefinite pronouns: Preclusion possible with preverbal indefinites
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