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Example 16-45
busu busu ì bì dis smɔl lamp, afrikã lamp
busu~busu
busu~busu
ì
3sg
bì
cop
dis
dem
.
prox
smɔl
small
lamp,
lamp
afrikã
African
lamp
lamp
Busu-Busu is this small African lamp.
Comment:
This shows a proximal demonstrative in adnominal position.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huber 1999
: 232
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Two-way contrast
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