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Value Both logical and affective meanings
Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Para-linguistic usages of clicks
References
Rickford and Rickford 1976
Examples
Speaker 1: Kom, na? – Speaker 2: Schuups!
Speaker
Speaker
1:
1:
Kom,
come
na?
no
–
–
Speaker
Speaker
2:
2:
Schuups!
no
Speaker 1: Won't you come? – Speaker 2: No!
Speaker 1: Gyal mi laik di wee yu waak. – Speaker 2: Schuups!
Speaker
Speaker
1:
1:
Gyal
Girl
mi
I
laik
like
di
the
wee
way
yu
you
waak.
walk.
–
–
Speaker
Speaker
2:
2:
Schuups!
Go.away
Speaker 1: Girl, I like the way you walk. – Speaker 2: Leave me alone!
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