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Example 24-66
Laentan
el giw a' gud lait.
Ø
Ø
laentan
lantern
el
hab
giw
give
a'
det
.
indf
gud
good
lait.
light
A lantern gives a good light.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Norf'k
by
Peter Mühlhäusler
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
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