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Example 23-91
i se i go longwe, Janette i soem nao
i
agr
se
say
i
agr
go
go
longwe,
there
Janette
Janette
i
agr
soem
show
nao
now
She said she went up there and Janette showed her some.
Comment:
Note null subjects, null direct and indirect object.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
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