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Example 53-319
Torti benye
li-mem
byen.
Torti
Turtle
benye
take.bath
li-mem
3sg
-self
byen.
well
Turtle took a good bath.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 260
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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