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Example 57-6
mek-la
mek-la
man-
dem
/
def
this man / the man
Comment:
The construction with
-la
has a function in between that of a demonstrative and that of a definite article.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ehrhart fieldwork 1990
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word follows noun
Definite articles: No definite article, but indefinite article
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: No distance contrast
Syllable codas: Only simple codas
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