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Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
Huber 1999
: 193-195
Examples
dat ples, no mɔskitos
dat
dem
ples,
place
no
neg
mɔskito-s
mosquito-
pl
There are no mosquitoes in that place.
See
Huber 1999
: 206
busu busu ì bì dis smɔl lamp, afrikã lamp
busu~busu
busu~busu
ì
3sg
bì
cop
dis
dem
.
prox
smɔl
small
lamp,
lamp
afrikã
African
lamp
lamp
Busu-Busu is this small African lamp.
See
Huber 1999
: 232
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