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Example 47-20
e buki aki/ e buki ei/ e buki aya/ e bukinan aki/ e bukinan ei/ e bukinan aya
e
def
buki
book
aki/
here
e
def
buki
book
ei/
there
e
def
buki
book
aya/
yonder
e
def
buki
book
nan
pl
aki/
here
e
def
buki
book
nan
pl
ei/
there
e
def
buki
book
nan
pl
aya
yonder
this book/ that book/ that book yonder/ these books/ those books/ those books yonder
Type:
both elicited and naturalistic spoken
Source:
Goilo 1972
: 30
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word follows noun
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article: Co-occurrence
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Three-way contrast
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