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Example 7-211
Pikni neiga rispek
yoself.
Pikni
child
neiga
person
rispek
respect
yo-self.
2.
obj
-self
Child respect yourself. OR: Children respect yourselves.
Comment:
This is a bona fide reflexive.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 93
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
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