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Distance contrasts in demonstratives
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Two-way contrast
Example 8-53:
Dis-ya pen naa rait gud.
Dis-ya
dem
-
prox
pen
pen
naa
neg
.
prog
rait
write
gud.
good
This pen is not writing properly.
Example 8-54:
Dat-de pen naa rait gut.
Dat-de
dem
-
dist
pen
pen
naa
neg
.
prog
rait
write
gut.
good
That pen is not writing properly.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Source:
Own knowledge
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