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Example 9-38
Wɛn unu kom da town?
Wɛn
when
unu
2pl
kom
come
da
to
town?
town
When do you come to town?
Comment:
Unu
is required for 2PL, but is not linked to politeness.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1980-1989
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Accusative alignment
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