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Example 5-19
from fraidi nait yu a ge piipl
stedii
from
from
fraidi
Friday
nait
night
yu
you
a
asp
ge
get
piipl
people
stedii
regularly
From Friday night people are continuing to pour in.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 146 (line 338)
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and future
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive and future
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