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01_Subject Verb
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: Ne taara Gloss: I go.PAST Translation: I went Comment: from TNBG pg 39 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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02_Verb Subject
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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03_Verb Object
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No |
Bryan Villa |
There isn't any sentence that ends in VERB OBJECT |
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04_Object Verb
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: a bè nyò san Gloss: He BE grain buy Translation: He buys grain Comment: from TNBG pg 43 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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05_Subject Verb Object
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
This is only so when considering aux verbs |
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Words: a bè nyò san Gloss: He BE grain buy Translation: He buys grain Comment: from TNBG pg 43 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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06_Subject Object Verb
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: a bè nyò san Gloss: He BE grain buy Translation: He buys grain Comment: from TNBG pg 43 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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07_Verb Subject Object
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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08_Verb Object Subject
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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09_Object Subject Verb
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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10_Object Verb Subject
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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11_Adposition Noun_Phrase
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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12_Noun_Phrase Adposition
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: Toòro t'an na. Gloss: Trouble NEG us with Translation: No trouble is with us ("we are fine") Comment: from BB pg 27 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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13_Adjective Noun
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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14_Noun Adjective
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: fula muso bè nònò kumu feere dògò la. Gloss: fula woman is milk sour sell market in Translation: A fulani woman is selling sour milk in the market Comment: from TNBG 107 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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15_Numeral Noun
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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16_Noun Numeral
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
There is no plural morphology if not definite |
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Words: misi fila bè ne fè Gloss: cow two is I with Translation: I have two cows. Comment: from TNBG 30 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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17_Demonstrative Noun
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: o cè ka jan Gloss: That man is tall Translation: That man is tall Comment: frmo TNBG 107 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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18_Noun Demonstrative
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: mobili belebele ninw Gloss: car big this.PL Translation: these big cars Comment: from BB 136 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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19_Possessor Noun
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: ne ka so Gloss: I POSS house Translation: My house Comment: from BB 64 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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20_Noun Possessor
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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21_Pronominal Possessor Noun
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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22_Noun Pronominal Possessor
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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A 01_Attributive Adjective Agreement
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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A 02_Predicate Adjective Agreement
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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A 03_Degree Adjective
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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A 04_Adjective Degree
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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C 01_Complementizer Clause
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: namasa minw ma mò kosèbè Gloss: banana that(Plural) not ripe well Translation: Bananas that are not thoroughly ripe Comment: from TNBG 152 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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C 02_Clause Complementizer
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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C 03_Adverbial_Subordinator Clause
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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C 04_Clause Adverbial Subordinator
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: A kèra cogo o cogo, I k'a kè. Gloss: it do.PAST way that way, you it do Translation: No matter how it's done, do it Comment: Taken from: The New Bambara Grammar, Pool, Jonathan, 1983 (abbreviated as TNBG, henceforth) pg 143 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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Words: A kèra cogo o cogo, I k'a kè. Gloss: it do.PAST way that way, you it do Translation: No matter how it's done, do it Comment: from TNBG pg 143 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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Extra Examples
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 01_Numeral Noun (indefinite)
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 02_Noun Numeral (indefinite)
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 03_Numeral Noun (definite)
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 04_Noun Numeral (definite)
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 05_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a definite article
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 06_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a demonstrative
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 07_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) lacks a definite article or demonstrative
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 08_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains a Plural marker, but Indefinite NP does not
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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N2 09_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains any other marking
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Neg 01_Standard Negation is Particle that Precedes the Verb
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 02_Standard Negation is Particle that Follows the verb
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 03_Standard Negation is Prefix
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: Ne tèna taa Gloss: I NEG.FUTURE go Translation: I will not go Comment: Treated as an aux because it is in complementary distribution with the positive auxillaries. from TNBG 39 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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Neg 04_Standard Negation is Suffix
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 05_Standard Negation is Negative Auxiliary verb
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: Ne tè taa Gloss: I NEG go Translation: I am not going Comment: from TNBG pg 39 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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Neg 06_Standard Negation is Higher verb
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 07_Standard Negation is Tone
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 08_Standard Negation is Tone plus Other Modification
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 09_Standard Negation is Reduplication
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 10_Standard Negation is Infix
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 11_Distinct Negation of Class/Property
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
There is distinct negation for adjectives |
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Words: a man kènè Gloss: he not well Translation: He is not well Comment: from TNBG 23 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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Neg 12_Distinct Negation of identity
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 13_Distinct Negation of Existence
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Neg 14_Distinct Negation of Location
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Order N3 01_ Demonstrative Adjective Noun
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Order N3 02_Demonstrative Noun Adjective
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Order N3 03_ Noun Adjective Demonstrative
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Yes |
Bryan Villa |
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Words: mobili belebele ninw Gloss: car big this.PL Translation: These big cars Comment: FROM BB 136 Contributor: Bryan Villa |
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Order N3 04_Noun Demonstrative Adjective
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Order N3 05_Adjective Demonstrative Noun
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Order N3 06_Adjective Noun Demonstrative
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Order N3 07_Demonstrative Numeral Noun
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Order N3 08_Demonstrative Noun Numeral
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Order N3 09_ Noun Numeral Demonstrative
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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Order N3 11_Numeral Demonstrative Noun
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Order N3 12_Numeral Noun Demonstrative
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q01_Initial polar Q-marker
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q02_Final polar Q-marker
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q04_Polar question by intonation
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q05_Polar question by V-fronting
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q06_Polar question by Auxiliary-fronting
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q07_Q-marker follows narrow focus
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q08_Affirmative answer by particle
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q09_Affirmative answer by verb
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q10_Affirmative answer by auxiliary
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q11_Affirmative answer by auxiliary and verb
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q12_Affirmative answer by particle and verb
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q13_Affirmative answer by predicative 'be'
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q14_Verb answer to indefinite subject question
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q15_Particle-and-verb answer to indefinite subject question
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q16NEGA_Negative answer by special negative particle
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q17NEGA_Negative answer by bare sentential negation
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Q18NEGA_Negative answer by sentential negation plus bare verb
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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V2 01_Declarative Verb-Second
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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V2 02_Interrogative Verb-Second
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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