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Value Definite article is postposed
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Parameter:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
References
Aye 2005
Examples
Dia sotong tanya
sotong ini
satu kilo berapa?
Dia
3sg
sotong
cuttlefish
tanya
ask
sotong
cuttlefish
ini
dem
satu
one
kilo
kilo
berapa?
how.many/how.much
"The cuttlefish," [I] asked, “How much is a kilo of this cuttlefish?"
See
Aye 2005
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