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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 1-212:
Mi no ben du krukkutu gi hem.
Mi
1sg
no
neg
ben
pst
du
do
krukutu
wrong
gi
give
en.
3sg
I didn't do him wrong.
German:
Ich habe ihm kein Unrecht gethan. [Schumann 1783:149]
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 149
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Language:
Early Sranan
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
van den Berg 2007
: 243ff
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