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Value Binary pronominal politeness distinction

Language:

Bahamian Creole

Parameter:

Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns

Examples

1. I say, de Lord be wid yinna.

   I

   1sg.sbj

   say,

   say

   de

   art

   Lord

   Lord

   be

   cop

   wid

   with

   yinna.

   2pl.obj

   I say the Lord be with you.
2. And then my sister holler out say, You see what I tell you-all, I tell you-all something was go happen through here.

   And

   and

   then

   then

   my

   1sg.poss

   sister

   sister

   holler

   cry[pfv]

   out

   out

   say,

   comp

   You

   2pl.sbj

   see

   see

   what

   what

   I

   1sg.sbj

   tell

   tell.pfv

   you-all,

   2pl.obj

   I

   1sg.sbj

   tell

   tell[pfv]

   you-all

   2pl.obj

   something

   something

   was

   cop.pst

   go

   fut

   happen

   happen

   through

   through

   here.

   here

   And then my sister cried out, You see what I told you! I told you something was going to happen here.