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Value The complement subject is left implicit
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Examples
Его не хочу фанза живи.
Iwo ne xoʧu fanza ʒiwi.
Iwo
3sg
ne
neg
xoʧu
want
fanza
house
ʒiwi.
live
He does not want to live in a house.
See
Fadeev [1956] 1982
: 230
Моя шибко хочу кушай.
Moja ʃibəkə xoʧu kuʃaj.
Moja
1sg
ʃibəkə
very.much
xoʧu
want
kuʃaj.
eat
I am very hungry.
See
Arsen’ev 1949
: 22
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