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Example 55-109
Si
met mwa daṅ lot klima [...].
Si
if
Ø
Ø
met
put
mwa
1sg
daṅ
loc
lot
other
klima
climate
[...].
[...]
If one puts me in a different climate [...].
French:
Si on me met dans un autre climat [...].
Comment:
The Ø subject refers to a non-specific human.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kriegel 1996
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of pronominal subjects: Optional pronoun words
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