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Example 49-186
Li sanble l p ap vini ankò.
Li
3sg
sanble
seem
l
3sg
p
neg
ap
inacc
vini
come
ankò.
again
It seems he isn't coming anymore.
French:
Il semble qu'il ne viendra plus.
Comment:
I am not absolutely sure that
li
is an expletive subject here. I base my statement on the English translation and on the presence of the other construction.
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 used
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