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Value Co-occurrence with predicate negation
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Negation and indefinite pronouns
References
Crowley 2004
Examples
sikret blong yumi nao, yu no save talem long sam narafala man
sikret
secret
blong
poss
yumi
1pl
.
incl
nao,
now
yu
2sg
no
neg
save
can
talem
tell
long
to
sam
some
narafala
other
man
man
This is our secret, you can't tell it to any other people.
twenti tausen flat gud, no winim eni vatu
twenti
twenty
tausen
thousand
flat
flat
gud,
good
no
neg
winim
win
eni
any
vatu
vatu
Twenty thousand gone completely, he didn't win a single penny.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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