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Distance contrasts in demonstratives
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Example 52-18:
mo kontan sa liv-(l)a
mo
I
kontan
love
sa
dem
liv-(l)a
book-
def
I love this book.
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Example 52-4:
mo kontan sa liv-la-a
mo
I
kontan
like
sa
dem
liv-la-a
book-
def
-
def
I like that book.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Language:
Guyanais
Feature:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Source:
Fauquenoy 1972
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