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Optional vocative marker preceding noun
Example 21-148:
Eh Gerard, finish eating or not?
Eh
interj
Gerard,
Gerard
finish
finish
eat-ing
eat-
prog
or
or
not?
not
Hey Gerard, have you finished eating?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Vocative markers
Source:
Own knowledge
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