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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 9-53:
Di leydi me de waʧ a wid wan sayd a i ayz.
Di
the
leydi
lady
me
ant
de
prog
waʧ
watch
a
him
wid
with
wan
one
sayd
side
a
of
i
her
ayz.
eyes
The lady was watching him sideways.
Source:
Escure 1980-1989
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Escure 1993
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