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Value The complement subject is left implicit
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
‘Want’ complement subjects
References
Meyerhoff 2000a
Examples
tingting blong mi mi wantem wok tumas
ting~ting
think~think
blong
poss
mi
1sg
mi
1sg
wantem
want
wok
work
tumas
very
My thinking was I wanted to work really badly.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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