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Example 21-9
He is working in that company.
He
3sg
is
to.be
work-ing
work-
prog
in
in
that
that
company.
company
He works for that company.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word precedes noun
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: In 3rd person singular only
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: No dependent person forms
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article: No co-occurrence
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Same forms
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately following the verb
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive and habitual
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual and progressive
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