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Example 21-15
Please open window.
Please
please
open
open
window.
window
Please open the window.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 61
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
Marking of patient noun phrases: No marking of patient NPs
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