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Example 7-209
Di gyel juhs a fuul
shiself.
Di
art
gyel
girl
juhs
just
a
prog
fuul
fool
shi-self.
3sg
-self
The girl is just fooling herself.
Comment:
Self
cannot be omitted.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2009
: 3
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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