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Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns
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No person syncretism
Example 7-36:
mi, yu, hi, shi, (aa)wi, aayo, dem; yo, i
mi,
I.
indp
yu,
you.
indp
hi,
he.
indp
shi,
she.
indp
(aa)wi,
we.
indp
aayo,
you.
pl
.
indp
dem;
they.
indp
yo,
you.
dep
i
he/she.
dep
I, you, he, she, we, you(PL), they; you, he/she
Example 7-37:
(independent object:) mi, yu, hi, shi, (aa)wi, aayo, dem vs. (dependent object:) yo, i, uhm
(independent
(independent
object:)
object:)
mi,
me
yu,
you
hi,
him
shi,
her
(aa)wi,
us
aayo,
you.
pl
dem
them
vs.
vs.
(dependent
(dependent
object:)
object:)
yo,
you
i,
him/her
uhm
him/her
me, you, him, her, we, you (PL), they vs. you, him/her, him/her
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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