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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 2-104:
Dus suma pikin e musu meki muyti.
Dus
so
suma
person
pikin
small
e
ipfv
musu
must
meki
make
muyti.
effort
So the children must do their best.
Source:
Winford 2002
: 426
Example 2-105:
Ma yu no
e
man onthou ala den tori so moro.
Ma
but
yu
you
no
neg
e
ipfv
man
can
onthou
remember
ala
all
den
the.
pl
tori
story
so
so
moro.
more
But you can't remember all the stories anymore.
Source:
Winford 2002
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Winford 2002
: 426
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