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Example 25-269
Hi fraiten tu getin.
Hi
3sg
fraiten
be.frightened
tu
to
getin.
get.in
He/she is frightened to get in. (i.e. He/she is frightened to put his/her hand into a hole to look for goanna out of fear of snakes.)
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation, but acrolectal use of
tu
as infinitive marker. This example illustrates an expression of fear.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is non-verbal
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