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Example 25-4
Stakmen bin barnim gras.
Stakmen
stockman
bin
pst
barn-im
burn-
tr
gras.
grass
The stockmen burnt the grass.
Comment:
Variety: Roper River. This example illustrates a typical, unmarked object noun phrase.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Sandefur 1979
: 114
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Marking of patient noun phrases: No marking of patient NPs
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