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Example 9-32
Im tɛl mi, im tɛl mi. — ʧo wɛn?
Im
he
tɛl
told
mi,
me
im
he
tɛl
told
mi.
me
—
ʧo
cho
wɛn?
when
He told me. — No way, when?
Comment:
A click occurs in the position of —
cho
expresses the same affective function (here exasperation).
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Escure 1980-1989
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: No gender distinctions
Para-linguistic usages of clicks: Clicks can express only affective meanings
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