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Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
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Inchoative expressed by progressive marker
Example 2-123:
Safrisafri mi e sabi den pasi kba.
Safrisafri
slowly
mi
1sg
e
ipfv
sabi
know
den
the.
pl
pasi
road
kba.
already
I’m slowly getting to know the roads.
Source:
Seuren 1981
: 1048
Example 2-124:
A manya e lepi.
A
det
manya
mango
e
ipfv
lepi.
ripe
The mango is getting ripe.
Source:
Winford 1997
: 262
Example 2-125:
A pikin e kon breiti.
A
det
pikin
child
e
ipfv
kon
come
breiti.
happy
The child is becoming happy.
Source:
Winford 1997
: 263
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
Source:
Seuren 1981
: 1048
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