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Value Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’
References
Fattier 2001
: 73
Examples
Madigra m pa pè w, se moun ou ye!
Madigra
Mardi.Gras
m
1sg
pa
neg
pè
fear
w,
2sg
se
SE
moun
person
ou
2sg
ye!
pro
Mardi-Gras, I'm not afraid of you, you are a person!
French:
Mardi-Gras je n'ai pas peur de toi, tu es une personne!
See
Fattier 2001
: 73
Li pè mache pou kont li.
Li
3sg
pè
fear
mache
walk
pou
alone
kont
alone
li.
3sg
.
poss
He/She is afraid of walking alone.
French:
Il/Elle a peur de marcher seul(e).
Li pè kou chat lè l tande tire a.
Li
3sg
pè
fear
kou
like
chat
cat
lè
when
l
3sg
tande
hear
tire
shot
a.
def
She/He was frightened to death when she/he heard the shot.
French:
Elle/Il a eu une peur bleue quand elle/il a entendu le coup de feu.
See
Valdman et al. (eds.) 2007
: 544
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