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Only interrogative intonation
Example 5-173:
yu plee pon di greev self?
yu
2sg
plee
play
pon
on
di
def
.
art
greev
grave
self?
itself
You actually played on the grave?
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 148, line 357
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Polar questions
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 147, line 357
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