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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 5-19:
from fraidi nait yu a ge piipl
stedii
from
from
fraidi
Friday
nait
night
yu
you
a
asp
ge
get
piipl
people
stedii
regularly
From Friday night people are continuing to pour in.
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 146 (line 338)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 146
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