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Indefinite pronouns
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Old generic-noun-based indefinites continuing somebody/something
Example 6-23:
(1)
Somebody
tell mi bout dis clash las night. (2) Lemme ask allyu
someting.
(1)
(1)
Somebody
ind
.
pro
tell
tell
mi
1sg
.
do
bout
about
dis
dem
clash
clash
las
last
night.
night
(2)
(2)
Lemme
let.
1sg
.
do
ask
ask
allyu
2pl
.
do
someting.
something
(1) Somebody has told me about this clash last night. (2) Let me ask you something.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
cite
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Feature:
Indefinite pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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