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Example 28-92
o pantɛk bi o kom ababaga
o
3sg
pama-tɛ
tell-
pfv
ɛkɛ
1sg
bi
say
o
3sg
kumu
come
ababa
anymore
ka
neg
He told me that he isn't coming back anymore.
Comment:
Perfective aspect appears in the matrix clause, marking it as being outside the scope of negation.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 97
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Reduced TAM marking in negated clauses
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