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Value Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Parameter:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
References
Neumann 1985
: 172
Examples
Torti benye
li-mem
byen.
Torti
Turtle
benye
take.bath
li-mem
3sg
-self
byen.
well
Turtle took a good bath.
See
Neumann 1985
: 260
Aret twa fe la fol!
Aret
stop
twa
2sg
.
refl
fe
make
la
art
.
def
.
sg
fol!
fool
Stop making a fool out of yourself!
See
Neumann 1985
: 261
Mo peye mo bag e tou kek-choz
mo-mem
.
Mo
1sg
peye
pay
mo
1sg
.
poss
bag
ring
e
and
tou
every
kek-choz
some-thing
mo-mem.
1sg
-self
I paid for the ring and everything myself.
See
Neumann 1985
: 172
Mo te sir enjoy
mo-mem
avek li.
Mo
1sg
te
pst
sir
sure
<enjoy>
enjoy
mo-mem
1sg
-self
avek
with
li.
3sg
I sure enjoyed myself with her.
See
Neumann 1985
: 292
Li te pov
li-mem
!
Li
3sg
te
pst
pov
poor
li-mem!
3sg
-self
He was poor himself!
See
Neumann 1985
: 172
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