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Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
No such distinction is made in Cantonese.
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No pronominal politeness distinction
Example 20-20:
喝丁㕭灣治
What thing you wantchee?
What
what
thing
thing
you
2sg
wantchee?
want
What things do you want?
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.1
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
Source:
Tong 1862
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