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Example 9-53
Di leydi me de waʧ a wid wan sayd a i ayz.
Di
the
leydi
lady
me
ant
de
prog
waʧ
watch
a
him
wid
with
wan
one
sayd
side
a
of
i
her
ayz.
eyes
The lady was watching him sideways.
Comment:
This is an 'instrumental' use of
wid
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1980-1989
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Antidual of paired body-part terms: No antidual
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual and progressive
Comitatives and instrumentals: Identity
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