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Example 42-112
(yo) ta parsé ta beng chua
(yo)
(
3sg
)
ta
prog
parsé
seem
ta
fut
beng
come
chua
rain
It seems (to me) rain is coming. OR: It seems (to me) it is going to rain.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork 1980-1981, 2009
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is not used
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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