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Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
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Verb doubling in temporal clauses
Tail-head linkage is found as a verb doubling type, but there are no true subordination structures.
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Verb doubling is not possible in temporal clauses
Example 69-70:
mambi awkuranan; awkurambi, mambi manan kandək təmbi tanan
mambi
again
awkura-nan
gather-
nonfut
Awkura-mbi
gather-
dep
mambi
again
manan
mens'.house
kandək
obl
tə-mbi
put-
dep
ta-nan
prog
-
nonfut
(They both) gathered (it) again. Gathering (it), (they both) were putting it inside the mens' house.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Verb doubling in temporal clauses
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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