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Independent pronominal possessors
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Special word plus dependent pronominal possessor Frequency: 58.3%
Example 21-51:
That book is his one.
That
dem
book
book
is
cop
his
3p
.
poss
one.
poss
That book is his.
Source:
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 70
Example 21-53:
Whose book is this? My one.
Whose
whose
book
book
is
cop
this?
dem
My
1sg
.
poss
one.
poss
Whose book is this? Mine.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Special pronoun form Frequency: 41.7%
Example 21-52:
That book is mine.
That
dem
book
book
is
cop
mine.
1sg
.
poss
That book is mine.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Independent pronominal possessors
Source:
Own knowledge
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 70
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