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Value Two-way contrast
Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
Rickford 1987
: 130 (line 228)
Examples
da
stoorii kyaahn wok
da
that
stoorii
story
kyaahn
cannot
wok
work
That story is not believable.
dis
buk
ya
dis
this
buk
book
ya
here
this book
da
buk
de
da
that
buk
book
de
there
that book
da
chrii
yanda
vs.
da
chrii
ova so
da
that
chrii
tree
yanda
yonder
vs.
vs.
da
that
chrii
tree
ova
over
so
so
that tree (over there)
dis
leedi
dis
prox
.
dem
leedi
lady
this lady
See
Rickford 1987
: 130 (line 228)
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