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Example 39-65
Kriãs
dig: "es kumid ɛ bunit" may nɔs dig: "es kumid ɛ muyt gustoz".
Kriãs
child
dig:
say.
npst
"es
dem
kumid
food
ɛ
cop
.
npst
bunit"
beautiful/good
may
but
nɔs
1pl
dig:
say.
npst
"es
dem
kumid
food
ɛ
cop
.
npst
muyt
very
gustoz".
tasty
Children say: "es kumid ɛ bunit", but we say: "es kumid ɛ muyt gustoz".
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 229-30
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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