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Example 23-17
[mi] sarem ol samting ia i stap
[mi]
1sg
sarem
shut
ol
pl
samting
something
ia
def
i
agr
stap
stay
[I] shut all the things there.
Comment:
The speaker is telling a story where he shuts someone in a room against their will.
Ol samting ia i stap
refers to the possible exit points.
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
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