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Example 49-183
Li sanble l gen yon pwoblem.
Li
3sg
sanble
seem
l
3sg
gen
have
yon
def
pwoblem.
problem
He seems to have a problem.
French:
Il semble avoir un problème.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Valdman et al. 1996
: 308
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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