[Ads-l] Query on appositive nouns
W Brewer
brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Sun Aug 9 18:33:36 UTC 2015
RE: Cammeron Girvin's << Query on appositive nouns >>.
Lyrics are characterized by repetition & redundancy, as he notes in Slavic
folk songs. An English example that sticks in my head is: << Well, come on
over, Baby, we got chicken in the barn -whose barn? what barn? MY barn! >>
starting at 0:51. Shake 'n Bake, Baby!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWReDqMopt8
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