Some Tok Pisin idioms
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SIL Electronic Working Papers 2006-004
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Statement of Responsibility:
Franklin, Karl J. and Steven Kambi Thomas
Issue Date:
2006
Abstract:
Tok Pisin (TP) is a lingua franca and language of wider communication in Papua New Guinea. In this article we introduce and examine a number of TP idioms that use body parts, numbers, descriptors, verb phrases, compounds and other elements. Our presentation is intended to supplement resources on TP that have previously described a similar category (idioms) using a variety of strategies.
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14 pages
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Grammatical Description
Semantics
Idioms
Grammatical Descriptions
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Papua New Guinea
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