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Value Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’
References
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. médu
Examples
Tenba un ómi madur ki ka ta medeba.
Ten-ba
have-
ant
un=ómi
art
.
indf
=man
madur
mature
ki=ka=ta=mede-ba.
comp
=
neg
=
ipfv
=fear-
ant
There was a mature man who was not afraid.
German:
Es war [einmal] ein reifer Mann, der hatte keine Angst.
See
da Silva 1987
: 62
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