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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 32-66:
Ma y grinhasin, uk bo
ti ta
fazê?
Ma
but
y
and
grinhasin,
now
uk
what
bo
2sg
ti
prs
ta
prog
fazê?
do
What are you doing now?
Portuguese:
O que está a fazer?
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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