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Example 20-141
希糯(口件)都拿丁
He
no
can do
nothing.
He
3sg
no
neg
can
can
do
do
nothing.
nothing
He is fit for nothing.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.55
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and indefinite pronouns: Co-occurrence with predicate negation
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