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Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
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Particle, open-class items may intervene
Example 13-81:
Den de ciple dem
been
eben mo
stonish
.
Den
then
de
det
ciple
disciple
dem
them
been
pst
/
asp
eben
even
mo
compar
stonish.
astonish
Then the disciples were even more astonished. (Mk 10.26)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 157
Example 13-82:
De ooman dem
been
all shake op an scaid.
De
det
ooman
woman
dem
pl
been
pst
/
asp
all
all
shake
shake
op
up
an
and
scaid.
scared
The women were all shaken up and scared. (Mk 16.8)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 187
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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