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Ordinal numerals
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‘First’, ‘second’, or more are suppletive, the others are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals
Example 14-45:
She took the first book.
She
she
took
took
the
the
first
first
book.
book
She took the first book.
Example 14-46:
He took the second book.
He
he
took
took
the
the
second
second
book.
book
He took the second book.
Example 14-47:
He took the third book, and she took the fourth book.
He
he
took
took
the
the
third
third
book,
book
and
and
she
she
took
took
the
the
fourth
fourth
book.
book
He took the third book and she took the fourth book.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Ordinal numerals
Source:
Own knowledge
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