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Value Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’
References
Neumann 1985
: 384
Examples
Mo gran-popa e mo gran-moman ye te pè blan.
Mo
1sg
gran-popa
grand-father
e
and
mo
1sg
.
poss
gran-moman
grand-mother
ye
3pl
te
pst
pè
fear
blan.
white
My grandfather and my grandmother were afraid of whites.
See
Valdman et al. 1998
: 374
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