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Example 11-200
Ih fiil laik wi stie lang nof.
Ih
3sg
.
n
fiil
feel
laik
like
wi
1pl
stie
stay
lang
long
nof.
enough
It seems (that) we have stayed long enough.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Nicaragua project questionnaire
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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