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Distance contrasts in demonstratives
See Examples 39, 40, and 41 for non-distance-related contrasts.
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Two-way contrast
Example 66-37:
ini kendera
ini
this
kendera
chair
this chair
Example 66-38:
ittu kendera
ittu
dem
kendera
chair
that chair
Example 66-39:
atiyang kendera
atiyang
dem
.
dist
kendera
chair
that chair that is out of the speaker’s sight
Example 66-40:
ini
na sitaarekring aða kendera
ini-na
dem
-
dat
si-taarek-ring
pst
-pull-
abl
AðA
aux
kendera
chair
this chair that is out of the speaker’s sight, but closer than another chair that is both out of the speaker’s sight and farther away from the speaker
Example 66-41:
ittu
na sitaarekring aða kendera
ittu-na
dem
-
dat
si-taarek-ring
pst
-pull-
abl
aða
aux
kendera
chair
that chair that is out of the speaker’s sight, but farther from the speaker than another chair that is out of the speaker’s sight
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
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