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Example 16-47
mà frɛn, jù gò pe fɔ dis wan o
mà
1sg
.
poss
frɛn,
friend
jù
2sg
gò
fut
pe
pay
fɔ
for
dis
dem
.
prox
wan
one
o
emph
My friend, you will pay for this one.
Comment:
This example shows a proximal demonstrative in pronominal position with prop-word/dummy element
wan
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huber 1999
: 180
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
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