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Example 29-54
Hierdie/daardie is baie mooi.
Hierdie/daardie
prox
.
dem
/
dist
.
dem
is
is
baie
very
mooi.
beautiful
These/those are very pretty.
Comment:
Used pronominally, Afrikaans demonstratives tend to receive a plural interpretation.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Donaldson 1993
: 142
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
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