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Regarding the issue of I've got, the use of have as a free standing verb indicating possession conflicts, in this instance, with its function as a periphrastic marker for the past perfect tense, particularly when used in the abbreviated form I've. This conflict requires resolution, which is accomplished with the seemingly redundant use of the synonymous verb got.
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