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Example 16-64
wiʧmã dè tɔk?
wiʧmã
who
dè
prog
tɔk?
talk
Who is talking?
Comment:
This example shows
dè
expressing the progressive.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huber 1999
: 178
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
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