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Value An expletive subject is used
Language:
Saramaccan
Parameter:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
References
Veenstra 1994
: 107
Examples
A soi taa di womi siki.
A
3sg
soi
seem
taa
that
di
def
.
sg
womi
man
siki.
sick
It seems that the man is sick.
See
Veenstra 1994
: 107
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