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Example 12-157
[...] I wanted to prove to all of them that I wanted him, and I could have gotten him. I did, and I got the headaches that came along with it.
[...]
[...]
I
1sg
.
sbj
got
get.
pst
the
the
headache-s
headache-
pl
[...].
[...]
[...] I got the headaches [...].
Comment:
The example is from a more acrolectal speaker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own sociolinguistic interviews
Language:
Bahamian Creole
by
Stephanie Hackert
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Experiencer is subject
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