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Example 18-154
Dan wan bi president fo America.
Dan
Dan
wan
want
bi
cop
president
president
fo
for
America.
America
Dan wants/would like to be the President of the United States.
Type:
unspecified
Source:
Bellama et al. 1983
: 39
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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