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Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
The order matches both English and Chinese.
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Adverb – verb – object
Example 20-18:
希阿分士塔唏
He often stop here.
He
3sg
often
often
stop
cop
here.
here
He is often here.
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.50
Example 20-19:
希(口衣)乎黎低帖時
He every day tipsy.
He
3sg
every
every
day
day
tipsy.
tipsy
He gets drunk every day.
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.55
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.55
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