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Example 17-151
Ìm si ìm-sé̱f fò̱r glas.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
si
see
ìm-sé̱f
3sg
.
poss
-
refl
fò̱r
loc
glas.
glass
S/he saw herself/himself in the mirror.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 116, 182
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
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