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Value 'There is no 'seem' construction
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Examples
Моя думай, половина солнца кончай, другой ветер найди есть.
Maja dumaj palawina sonʧa kanʧaj, dəlugoj betir najdi esi.
Maja
1sg
dumaj
think
palawina
half
sonʧa
sun
kanʧaj,
finish
dəlugoj
other
betir
wind
najdi-esi.
find-
pfv
I think that in the afternoon the wind will change the direction.
See
Arsen’ev 1949
: 48
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