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Value The complement subject is left implicit
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Parameter:
‘Want’ complement subjects
References
Ayafor 2008
: 439
Examples
Pasto wan preya fo yu.
Pasto
pastor
wan
want
preya
pray
fo
for
yu.
you
The pastor would like to pray for you.
See
Ayafor 2008
: 439
Dan wan bi president fo America.
Dan
Dan
wan
want
bi
cop
president
president
fo
for
America.
America
Dan wants/would like to be the President of the United States.
See
Bellama et al. 1983
: 39
A wan go fo maket.
A
1sg
.
sbj
wan
want
go
go
fo
for
maket.
market
I want to go to the market.
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