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Example 28-17
ori mjatɛ ʃi selfu atwɛlɛ skrewn
ori
3sg
mja-tɛ
make-
pfv
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
selfu
self
astwɛlɛ
too.much
skrewn
greedy
He made himself much too greedy.
Comment:
Creolese
skrewn
< English
craven.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 355
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word precedes adjective
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