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Example 10-144
Ih luk laik truut.
Ih
3sg
.
n
luk
look
laik
like
truut.
truth
It seems like the truth.
Comment:
‘Look like truth’ may be a calque from Spanish
parece verdad
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished field recordings
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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