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Example 21-14
Lastime the photo they don’t have the technology, you see.
Lastime
pst
the
det
photo
photo
they
3pl
don’t
do.
neg
have
have
the
det
technology,
technology
you
2sg
see.
see
In the past, they didn’t have the technology for photos, you see.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fong 2004
: 81
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
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