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Example 10-154
Naansi wehn fried main Taiga iit im op.
Naansi
Anansi
wehn
ant
fried
afraid
main
mind
Taiga
Tiger
iit
eat
im
3sg
op.
up
Anansi was afraid lest Tiger would eat him up.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished field recordings
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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