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Example 54-34
Ousa ti arèt toué?
Ousa
where
ti
2sg
.
fin
aret
stay
twe?
2sg
Where do you live?
French:
Où est-ce que tu habites, toi?
Comment:
The 2SG forms
t/twe
(SBJ) and
atwe
(OBL) are described as obsolete or stylistically marked by Chaudenson (1974: 333). In the example quoted here
ti
and
twe
probably express familiarity.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cellier 1982
: 44
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
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