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Example 31-90
Maria sta senpri ta pensa na se mininu.
Maria
Maria
sta
prog
senpri
always
ta
asp
pensa
think
na
of
se
her
mininu.
child
Maria is always thinking of her child.
Comment:
Adverbials and grammatical items may intervene between the Progressive and the verb.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
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Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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