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Value Binary pronominal politeness distinction
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
References
Meyerhoff nd
Examples
yu
no
save shopping blong ol man wetem blong yu
yu
2sg
no
neg
save
can
shopping
shopping
blong
poss
ol
pl
man
man
wetem
with
blong
poss
yu
2sg
You can't do everyone else's shopping and yours.
See
Meyerhoff nd
be i gud yufala i talem olsem
be
but
i
agr
gud
good
yufala
2pl
i
agr
talem
tell
olsem
like
But it's good you tell (me) this.
See
Meyerhoff 1999
: 237
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