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Example 25-321
Ai wana go tharrei pleibat kad.
Ai
1sg
wana
want
go
go
tharr-ei
dist
-
dir
plei-bat
play-
prog
kad.
card
I want to go over there to play cards.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River. The example illustrates a same-subject complement of 'want' (with subject control).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
Syllable onsets: Onsets at most moderately complex
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