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Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases
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Neutral alignment
Example 20-69:
沽厘合刦咧打希
Coolie hap give letter he.
Coolie
coolie
hap
pfv
give
give
letter
letter
he.
3sg
The coolie has given the letter to him.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.39
Example 20-71:
希麽必打忒其都卑時沽厘郎希
He more better takee two piecee coolie long he.
He
3sg
more
more
better
better
takee
take
two
two
piecee
clf
coolie
coolie
long
com
he.
3sg
He better take two coolies with him.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.55
Example 20-70:
沽厘合甘北
Coolie hap come back.
Coolie
coolie
hap
pfv
come
come
back.
back
The coolie has come back.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.38
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.39
;
Tong 1862
: VI.55
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