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Example 21-99
Careful, laksa very hot.
Careful,
careful
laksa
laksa
very
very
hot.
hot
Be careful, the laksa is very hot.
Comment:
Laksa
is a Singaporean dish of noodles in coconutmilk gravy.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Ansaldo 2009
: 140
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative adjectives: Variable copula
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