| Feature | Traditional Dutch/English Grammar | Kridalaksana’s System | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Ignored or called "auxiliaries" | Formal class: Partikel | | Reduplication | Seen as derivative | Integral to verb/noun classification | | Adjective vs. Stative verb | Highly confused | Clear distributional separation | | Numeral Classifiers | Mentioned briefly | Detailed subcategory of Numeralia |
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