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Early Sranan
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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 1-116:
Hangri
de
killi mi.
Angri
hunger
de
prog
kiri
kill
mi.
1sg
I am hungry (lit. Hunger is killing me).
German:
Ich bin sehr hungrig. [op.cit.]
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 58
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Language:
Early Sranan
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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