Datapoint San Andres Creole English/Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns

The use of the entire reflexive as an intensifier is not part of the San Andres Creole English system. Instead, its second part self may be used for emphasis. More common strategies are the use of the simple personal pronouns with more prominent stress or the postposing of the intensifier wan to a simple pronoun. However, this combination frequently has the meaning ‘all by X-self’.

Values

Intensifiers and reflexives overlap

Example 10-204:
Di Devl self mos veks!
Di
art.def
Devl
Devil
self
refl
mos
must
veks!
vex
The Devil himself must get angry!
Example 10-205:
Di uol liedi get ool an liv him wan iina wan likl bord hous.
Di
art.def
uol
old
liedi
lady
get
get
ool
old
an
and
liv
live
him
3sg
wan
one
iina
in
wan
art.indf
likl
little
bord
board
hous.
house
The old lady got old and lived all by herself in a little board house.
Example 10-206:
We yu tink a yuself?
We
what
yu
2sg
tink
think
a
of
yuself?
2sg.refl
What are you thinking about yourself?
Confidence:
Very certain