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Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
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Verb – object – adverb Frequency: 70.0%
Example 55-19:
mo mazin mo fam
tultaṁ
mo
1sg
mazin
think.about
mo
my
fam
wife
tultaṁ
all.the.time
I think about my wife all the time.
Example 55-21:
mo pa met linet
suvaṅ
mo
1s
pa
neg
met
put
linet
glasses
suvaṅ
often
I don't wear glasses often.
Source:
Kriegel 1996
Confidence:
Certain
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Adverb – verb – object Frequency: 30.0%
Example 55-20:
normalmaṅ
mo praṅ bis
normalmaṅ
normally
mo
1sg
praṅ
take
bis
bus.
obj
I usually take the bus.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
Source:
Own knowledge
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