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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective precedes noun
Example 21-7:
Why I never see you wear those short-short skirts one a24?
Why
why
I
1sg
never
never
see
see
you
2sg
wear
wear
those
dem
.
pl
short-short
short-short
skirt-s
skirt-
pl
one
nmlz
a24?
pcl
Why don't I ever see you wearing those extremely short shirts?
Source:
Wee 2004
: 108
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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