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Example 16-90
fɛs wì dè fiɛ
fɛs
first
wì
1pl
dè
prog
fiɛ
fear
At first we were afraid.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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