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Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
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Verb – object – adverb
Example 26-15:
a stɛ go kat gɹæs
al a taɪm
a
1sg
stɛ
ipfv
go
act
kat
cut
gɹæs
grass
al
all
a
art
taɪm
time
I kept cutting grass all the time.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 86
Example 26-16:
aɪ no is da seɪm wan deɪ plæ ɛvɹitaɪmɛvɹitaɪm
aɪ
1sg
no
know
is
is
da
art
seɪm
same
wan
one
deɪ
3pl
plæ
play
ɛvɹitaɪm-ɛvɹitaɪm
every.time-
intens
I know it's the same one they play every single time.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 103
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
Source:
Velupillai 2003
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