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Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
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No pronominal politeness distinction
Example 22-7:
Yu salim wanpela long hamas?
Yu
2sg
salim
sell
wan-pela
one-
mod
long
prep
hamas?
how.much
How much do you sell one for?
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 31
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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