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Value Co-occurrence
Language:
Early Sranan
Parameter:
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article
References
Bruyn 2007
: 357-360
Examples
Tee mie werie foe da Pliesierie datie, dan mie dee go baka na hoso.
Te
when
mi
1sg
wêri
weary
fu
of
da
det
.
sg
prisiri
pleasure
dati,
that
dan
then
mi
1sg
de
hab
go
go
baka
back
na
at
oso.
house
When I’d got tired of that pleasure, then I’d (usually) return to the house.
Dutch:
Vermoeid van dat vermaak, ging ik dan weer na huis [op.cit.]
See
Weygandt 1798
: 140
wan vo dem pikin dissi
wan
one
fu
of
den
det
.
pl
pikin
child
disi
this
one of these children
See
Schumann 1781
: 158
da Ningre dissi
da
det
.
sg
Nengre
negro
disi
this
this negro
German:
dieser Neger [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 32
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