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Value Normal imperative construction and special negator
Language:
Norf'k
Parameter:
The prohibitive
Examples
Dana miek miek!
Dana
aux
.
neg
miek
make
miek!
make
Stop fiddling!
Dunt yorlye fait!
Dunt
STRONG.
neg
.
aux
yorlye
2pl
fait!
fight
Don't you (plural) fight!
Du tuhi!
Du
aux
.
neg
tuhi!
swear
Don't use bad language!
Giw wan lohle gen aa letl salan!
Giw
give
wan
det
.
indf
lohle
lolly
gen
prep
aa
det
.
def
.
sg
letl
little
salan!
people
Give that child one lolly!
See
Buffett et al. 1988
Wi noe yuus eni e em fancy rods yuu sii dem yuusin orn de mainlan.
Wi
we
noe
neg
yuus
use
eni
any
e
of
em
det
.
def
.
pl
fancy
fancy
rods
rod
yuu
[you
sii
see
dem
they
yuusin
use.
cont
orn
on
de
the
mainlan.
mainland]
We do not use any of the fancy rods that one can see used in Australia.
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