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Example 2-68
Fowru e singi, dagu e bari.
Fowru
bird
e
ipfv
singi,
sing
dagu
dog
e
ipfv
bari.
bark
Birds sing, dogs bark.
Comment:
ALL EXAMPLES FROM WINFORD (2000a) ARE FROM NATURAL CONVERSATIONS RECORDED IN 1994.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Winford 2002
: 425
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
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