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Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’
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Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
Example 10-153:
Ihn neva fried.
Ihn
3sg
neva
neg
.
pst
fried.
afraid
He was not afraid.
Example 10-154:
Naansi wehn fried main Taiga iit im op.
Naansi
Anansi
wehn
ant
fried
afraid
main
mind
Taiga
Tiger
iit
eat
im
3sg
op.
up
Anansi was afraid lest Tiger would eat him up.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’
Source:
Own knowledge
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