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Example 22-7
Yu salim wanpela long hamas?
Yu
2sg
salim
sell
wan-pela
one-
mod
long
prep
hamas?
how.much
How much do you sell one for?
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 31
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
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