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Example 41-52
kaaza mee sɔɔ sɔɔ santaa tapusaa voo?
kaaza
house
mee
foc
sɔɔ~sɔɔ
alone~alone
santaa
sit
ta-pusaa
prs
-pull
voo?
indf
Are they sitting and playing at home by themselves [i.e. each one alone]?
Comment:
Thie example illustrates the distributive function of reduplication.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5431
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
Polar questions: Final question particle
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