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Example 16-63
nau dɛ tin dè kam sprɛd
nau
now
dɛ
art
.
def
tin
thing
dè
prog
kam
seq
sprɛd
spread
[And] now the thing (clashes) was starting to spread.
Comment:
This example shows the use of the intervening sequential marker
kam
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, only grammatical markers can intervene
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