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Example 47-134
Mi ta kere ku mi a forsa mi pia, pasobra ela lanta mashá doló mes awe.
Mi
1sg
ta
tns
kere
believe
ku
comp
mi
1sg
a
pfv
forsa
force
mi
1sg
pia,
leg
pasobra
because
el
3sg
a
pfv
lanta
get.up
mashá
much
doló
painful
mes
emph
awe.
today
I believe I forced my leg, because it was very painful this morning on getting up.
Comment:
El
[3SG] in the subject position of the embedded clause refers to the painful bodypart.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Body-part is subject
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