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Saramaccan
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Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
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Binary pronominal politeness distinction
Example 3-23:
I wɛki ɔ?/ Un wɛki ɔ?
I
2sg
wɛki
awake
ɔ?/
q
Un
2pl
wɛki
awake
ɔ?
q
How are you?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
Source:
Fieldwork data
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