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Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
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In a leftward position
Example 20-58:
My hab
so
talkee, must wantchee catchee more cheap.
My
1sg
hab
pfv
so
so
talkee,
talk
must
must
wantchee
want
catchee
catch
more
more
cheap.
cheap
I said that I absolutely must get it more cheaply.
Source:
Anonymous 1860
: 213
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.32
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