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Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
Example 21-121:
We massaged each other.
We
1pl
massag-ed
massage-
pst
each
recp
other.
recp
We massaged each other.
Example 21-122:
We massaged ourselves.
We
1pl
massag-ed
massage-
pst
our-selves.
1pl
-
refl
We massaged ourselves.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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