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Value Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Examples
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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