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Value An expletive subject is used
Language:
Casamancese Creole
Parameter:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Examples
I
parsí-m kumá
i
na cobé awosi.
I
3sg
.
sbj
ø
pfv
parsí-m
seem-
1sg
.
obj
kumá
comp
i
3sg
.
sbj
na
fut
cobé
rain
awosi.
today
It seems to me that it will rain today.
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