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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 21-139:
They are
not
visiting his place.
They
3pl
are
be.
pl
not
neg
visit-ing
visit-
prog
his
3sg
.
poss
place.
place
They are not visiting his place.
Source:
Fong 2004
: 89
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Fong 2004
: 89
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