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Value Co-occurrence with predicate negation
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Parameter:
Negation and indefinite pronouns
References
Baxter 1988
: 55
Examples
nté nada na riba di meza
nté
neg
.have
nada
nothing
na
loc
riba
top
di
of
meza
table
There is nothing on the table.
See
Baxter 1988
: 55
nggéng ńgka olá nada
nggéng
nobody
ńgka
neg
olá
see
nada
nothing
Nobody saw anything.
See
Baxter 1988
: 55
eli ngka olá ki ki (pun)
eli
3sg
ngka
neg
olá
see
ki
what
ki
what
(pun)
(at.all)
He didn’t see anything (at all).
eli ngka olá keng keng (pun)
eli
3sg
ngka
neg
olá
see
keng
who
keng
who
(pun)
(
emph
)
He didn’t see anyone at all.
See
Baxter 1988
: 55
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