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Example 25-297
Na, ai
nomo
wanda gu
la Top Kemp.
Na,
no
ai
1sg
nomo
neg
wanda
want
gu
go
la
loc
Top
Top
Kemp.
Camp
No, I don't want to go to the Top Camp.
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates the position of the negative particle, and a locative-marked place name as the goal of a motion expression.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Going to named places: Preposition
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
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