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Distance contrasts in demonstratives
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Two-way contrast
Example 5-7:
dis
leedi
dis
prox
.
dem
leedi
lady
this lady
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 130 (line 228)
Example 5-57:
da
stoorii kyaahn wok
da
that
stoorii
story
kyaahn
cannot
wok
work
That story is not believable.
Example 5-58:
dis
buk
ya
dis
this
buk
book
ya
here
this book
Example 5-59:
da
buk
de
da
that
buk
book
de
there
that book
Example 5-60:
da
chrii
yanda
vs.
da
chrii
ova so
da
that
chrii
tree
yanda
yonder
vs.
vs.
da
that
chrii
tree
ova
over
so
so
that tree (over there)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Source:
Own knowledge
Rickford 1987
: 130 (line 228)
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