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Some Tok Pisin idioms

Relation Text: 
SIL Electronic Working Papers 2006-004
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.

Extent: 
14 pages
Subject: 
Grammatical Description
Semantics
Idioms
Grammatical Descriptions
Country: 
Papua New Guinea
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