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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessor-possessum Frequency: 75.0%
Example 13-2:
God work
God
God
work
work
God’s work
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 266
Confidence:
Very certain
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Possessum-possessor Frequency: 25.0%
Example 13-3:
Now de axe ta de foot ob de tree.
Now
now
de
the
axe
axe
ta
to
de
the
foot
foot
ob
of
de
the
tree.
tree
(And) now (also) the axe (is laid) unto the root of the trees. (Lk 3.9)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 203
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own knowledge
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