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Value Particle, nothing can intervene
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
References
Faraclas 1996
: 73, 188-190, 195-200
Examples
À bin do̱n ko̱m dè go.
À
1sg
.
sbj
bin
ant
do̱n
compl
ko̱m
REALIS
dè
ncompl
go.
go
I had actually been going.
See
Faraclas 1996
: 73
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