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Aspect change in verb chains
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Aspect change in verb chains is possible
Example 17-79:
Im do̱n go tawn dè bay nyam.
Im
3sg
.
sbj
do̱n
compl
go
go
tawn
town
dè
ncompl
bay
buy
nyam.
yam
S/he has gone to town to be buying yam.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Aspect change in verb chains
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 73-75
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