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Example 9-183
Dey wan tek fu dem own dakta.
Dey
3pl
wan
want
tek
take
fu
for
dem
them
own
own
dakta.
doctor
They want to take their own doctor.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1992
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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