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Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
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No pronominal politeness distinction
Example 21-8:
You mean you brought your I.C. to a temp agency?
You
2sg
mean
mean
you
2sg
brought
bring.
pst
your
2sg
.
poss
I.C.
identity.card
to
prep
a
art
temp
temporary
agency?
agency
Do you mean you brought your identity card to an agency for temporary jobs?
Source:
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 60
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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