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Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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An expletive subject is used
Example 13-118:
It look like it been gol all around.
It
expl
.
sbj
look
look
like
like
it
expl
.
sbj
been
been
gol
gold
all
all
around.
around
It looked like there was gold all around.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 272
Example 13-119:
It look like it been a great high hill.
It
expl
.
sbj
look
look
like
like
it
expl
.
sbj
been
pst
/
asp
a
a
great
great
high
high
hill.
hill
It looked like there was a great high hill.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 272
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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