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Example 49-209
Li pè kou chat lè l tande tire a.
Li
3sg
pè
fear
kou
like
chat
cat
lè
when
l
3sg
tande
hear
tire
shot
a.
def
She/He was frightened to death when she/he heard the shot.
French:
Elle/Il a eu une peur bleue quand elle/il a entendu le coup de feu.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Valdman et al. (eds.) 2007
: 544
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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