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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 13-140:
I had seven head of children in my house.
I
I
had
had
seven
seven
head
head
of
of
children
children
in
in
my
my
house.
house
I had seven children in my house.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 264
Example 13-141:
Dere is de eartquake now.
Dere
there
is
cop
de
det
eartquake
earthquake
now.
now
There is the earthquake now.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 268
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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