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Example 25-161
Im lib la keib, det larrpburniny.
M
3sg
lib
live
la
loc
keib,
cave
det
dem
larrpburniny.
wallaby
It lives in caves, the wallaby.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. This example illustrates the generic interpretation of definite noun phrases.
Larrpburniny
is a Ngalakgan word. The original source of the example are Brett Baker's fieldnotes (1997).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Nicholls 2006
: 7
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article identical to a demonstrative
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Singular noun phrase with definite article
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