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Order of subject, object, and verb
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Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Example 13-1:
Calvary couldn hol de people.
Calvary
Calvary
couldn
can.
pst
-
neg
hol
hold
de
the
people.
people
Calvary couldn't hold the people.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 268
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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