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Example 17-152
Ìm si (ìm) bò̱di fò̱r glas.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
si
see
(ìm)
(
3sg
.
poss
)
bò̱di
body.
refl
fò̱r
loc
glas.
glass
S/he saw him/herself in the mirror.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 116, 182
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
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