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Example 6-51
doz
doz
hab
'habitual marker'
Comment:
Trinidad English Creole has two non-perfective markers:
does
functions as the habitual marker,
V + ing
as the progressive marker.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Solomon 1993
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Only habitual function
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