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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 2-118:
Efu yu
no
wroko, dan you
no o
nyan, tog.
Efu
if
yu
you
no
neg
wroko,
work
dan
then
you
you
no
neg
o
fut
nyan,
eat
tog.
tag
If you don’t work, then you won’t eat, right?
Source:
Winford 2002
: 412
Example 2-264:
Mi
no
feni en, mi
no
feni a fopper.
Mi
1sg
no
neg
feni
find
en,
3sg
mi
1sg
no
neg
feni
find
a
det
fopper.
pacifier
I haven’t found it, I haven’t found the pacifier.
Source:
Winford 2000
: 75
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Winford 2002
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