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Value Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Parameter:
Order of subject, object, and verb
References
Aye 2005
Examples
Wah tengok punya olang pecaya, sayang sama dia.
Wah
interj
tengok
look.at
punya
rel
olang
person
pecaya,
believe
sayang
admire
sama
with
dia.
3sg
Wah, people who were watching believed (and) admired him.
See
Aye 2005
: 128
Teochew cakap Teochew la.
Teochew
Teochew
cakap
speak
Teochew
Teochew
la.
emph
The Teochew speak Teochew.
See
Aye 2005
: 358
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