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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
From the cross-linguistic perspective, stance verbs as in Ex. 60 count as copulas.
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Example 69-59:
pucəm kandək tandaukənan
pucəm
jungle
kandək
obl
tandaukə-nan
sit/stay-
nonfut
(We) were in the forest.
Example 69-57:
andi anak
andi
ground
anak
cop
That's land.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
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Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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