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Example 49-185
Sanble l malad wi!
Sanble
seem
l
3sg
malad
sick
wi!
yes
Apparently he/she is really sick !
French:
On dirait qu'il/elle est vraiment malade! OR: Il semble qu'il/elle soit vraiment malade!
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Valdman et al. (eds.) 2007
: 650
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is not used
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