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Value An expletive subject is not used
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Expletive subject of existential verb
References
Bartens 2003
: 45-46
Examples
Tu moch hous iina Nort End.
Tu
too
moch
much
hous
house
iina
in
Nort
North
End.
End
There are too many houses in North End.
See
Bartens 2003
: 46
San Andrés gat plenty biich.
San
San
Andrés
Andrés
gat
get
plenty
plenty
biich.
beach
There are many beaches on San Andrés.
See
Bartens 2003
: 46
Wi gat moa an wan pasability.
Wi
1pl
gat
get
moa
more
an
than
wan
one
pasability.
possibility
There is more than one possibility.
See
Bartens 2003
: 46
Plenti piipl iina disya hous.
Plenti
plenty
piipl
people
iina
in
disya
dem
hous.
house
There are (too) many people in this house.
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