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Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Disi is proximal; dati is distal.
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Two-way contrast
Example 2-74:
a man
disi
a
the.
sg
man
man
disi
dem
this man
Example 2-75:
a man
dati
a
the.
sg
man
man
dati
dem
that man
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Source:
Winford transcripts
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