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Example 21-40
Private is much cheaper than all this centre centre thing.
Private
private.(tuition)
is
be.
sg
much
much
cheap-er
cheap-
compar
than
than
all
all
this
dem
centre
centre
centre
centre
thing.
thing
Private tuition is much cheaper than all these tuition centres.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 62
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
Comparative adjective marking: Adjective is marked
Comparative standard marking: Particle marking
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