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Value Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’
Examples
Наша хунхуза не боится.
Naʃa xuɳxuʒə ni baisa.
Naʃa
1pl
xuɳxuʒə
forest.bandit
ni
neg
baisa.
fear
We are not afraid of forest bandits.
See
Fadeev 1982
: 11
Боися я, конешко боися, один сиди ночью.
Baisia ja, kaneʃəna baisia, adin sidi noʧu.
Baisia
be.afraid
ja,
1sg
kaneʃəna
of.course
baisia,
be.afraid
adin
one
sidi
sit
noʧu.
at.night
I was afraid, surely one would be afraid of being alone during the night.
See
Perekhvalskaya 2008
: 235
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