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Special dependent person forms for subject and object
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No dependent person forms
Example 21-1:
I want some fish.
I
I
want
want
some
some
fish.
fish
I want some fish.
Example 21-9:
He is working in that company.
He
3sg
is
to.be
work-ing
work-
prog
in
in
that
that
company.
company
He works for that company.
Example 21-23:
Ok you want to go to watch movie or you want to go to ***.
Ok
okay
you
2sg
want
want
to
to
go
go
to
to
watch
watch
movie
movie
or
or
you
2sg
want
want
to
to
go
go
to
to
***.
[...]
Okay, do you want to go to watch a movie, or do you want to go to [...].
Source:
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 58
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Source:
Own knowledge
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