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Example 23-16
mi stap antap long get blong pasta ia
mi
1sg
stap
stay
antap
on.top
long
prep
get
gate
blong
poss
pasta
pastor
ia
def
I was standing up at the pastor's gate.
Comment:
This refers to a gate some distance away.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: The language has no definite article
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: No distance contrast
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