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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 18-62:
Pipol dem no go
di
kam fo ma haus fosika se a no get moni.
Pipul-dem
people-
pl
no
neg
go
fut
di
ipfv
kam
come
fo
for
ma
my
haus
hause
fosika
because
se
comp
a
1sg
.
sbj
no
neg
get
get
moni.
money
People will not be coming to my house because I don't have any money.
Source:
Ayafor 2008
: 442
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Ayafor 2008
: 442
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