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Example 54-69
Lantiy i èm pà lë solèy tró fòr.
Lantiy
lentil
i
fin
em
like
pa
neg
lë
def
soley
sun
tro
too
for.
strong
Lentils do not like too much sunshine.
French:
Les lentilles n'aiment pas le soleil trop fort.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Carayol et al. 1984-1995
: 643N
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’: Experiencer is subject
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