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Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
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Example 14-41:
They want this/dis book.
They
they
want
want
this/dis
dem
book.
book
They want this book.
Example 14-42:
Dis book was on the table.
Dis
dem
book
book
was
was
on
on
the
the
table.
table
This book was on the table.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
Source:
Own knowledge
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