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Example 22-79
Dispela man bai i go long taun.
Dispela
this
man
man
bai
fut
i
pm
go
go
long
prep
taun.
town
This man will go to town.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 88
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
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