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Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
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Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
Example 20-125:
He too much sorry inside, and have killum he-self.
He
3sg
too
too
much
much
sorry
sorry
inside,
inside
and
and
have
pfv
killum
kill
he-self.
3sg
-
refl
He felt very sorry and killed himself.
Source:
Anonymous 1840
: 36
Example 20-126:
Myself
wonshi looksee!
Myself
1sg
.
refl
wonshi
want
looksee!
look.see
I want to see it for myself!
Source:
Zabel 1906
: 221
Example 20-127:
㕭米記威㕭些厘乎
You makee weigh youselfoo.
You
2sg
makee
make
weigh
weigh
youselfoo.
2sg
.
refl
You can weigh it yourself.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.28
Example 20-128:
㕭孖士忒其哥㕭賒乎
You must takee go youselfoo.
You
2sg
must
must
takee
take
go
go
youselfoo.
2sg
.
refl
You must go with it yourself.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.68
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.68
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