Value Intensifiers and reflexives overlap

Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns

Examples

  1. Meri sii arself iin di lukin glaas.
    Meri
    Mary
    sii
    see
    ar-self
    3sg.f-refl
    iin
    in
    di
    art.def
    lukin
    looking
    glaas.
    glass
    Mary saw herself in the mirror.
  2. Ih stie iizi, iizi tu ihself.
    Ih
    3sg
    stie
    stay
    iizi,
    easy
    iizi
    easy
    tu
    to
    ih-self.
    3sg-refl
    So he kept very quiet by himself.
  3. nat di riil biébi self
    nat
    neg
    di
    art.def
    riil
    real
    biébi
    baby
    self
    intfr
    not the little baby (but rather the little boy)

    See Holm 1978: 78

  4. I liiv i braada him wan.
    I
    3sg
    liiv
    leave
    i
    3sg.poss
    braada
    brother
    him
    3sg
    wan.
    intfr
    She left her brother by himself.

    See Holm 1978: 288

  5. Ai going go luk wan “help mi” fa kiip dis hat man fa mi wan.
    Ai
    1sg
    go-ing
    go-prog
    go
    go
    luk
    look
    wan
    art.indf
    “help
    help
    mi”
    me
    fa
    comp
    kiip
    keep
    dis
    dem
    hat
    hot
    man
    man
    fa
    for
    mi
    1sg
    wan.
    intfr
    I am going to get myself a “help me” (magical protection) in order to keep this hot man all to myself.

    See nd

  6. Di dairektor ihnself uopn di doa.
    Di
    art.def
    dairektor
    director
    ihn-self
    3sg-intfr
    uopn
    open
    di
    art.def
    doa.
    door
    The director himself opened the door.