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Example 23-112
sapos hem i laekem pikinini ia, karem blong hem
sapos
if
hem
3sg
i
agr
laekem
like
pikinini
child
ia,
def
karem
take
blong
poss
hem
3sg
If she liked the child, she should take it.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’: Experiencer is subject
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