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Ghanaian Pidgin English
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Order of degree word and adjective
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Degree word precedes adjective Frequency: 70.0%
Example 16-14:
pɔpjuleʃɛn tu gret
pɔpjuleʃɛn
population
tu
too
gret
great
The population is too large.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Degree word follows adjective Frequency: 30.0%
Example 16-15:
nima dɛti tu maʧ
nima
Nima
dɛti
dirty
tu
too
maʧ
much
Nima is too/very dirty.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
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Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Order of degree word and adjective
Source:
Own fieldwork
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