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Value 'There is no 'seem' construction
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Examples
kaar taam jakavendaley
kaar
car
taam
also
jaa-kaa-venda=ley
pst
-
pfv
-sell=like
It seems [they] have sold the car too. OR: And it seems they have sold the car. OR: It seems they have even sold the car. OR: It looks like they have sold their car.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 1484a
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