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Example 25-179
Im frait, dijan.
Im
3sg
frait,
get.frightened
dijan.
prox
:
adj
He gets frightened, this one.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates an expression of fear and the proximal demonstrative
dijan
in pronominal function.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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