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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 13-175:
Bot John ain wahn fa gree fa bactize Jedus.
Bot
but
John
John
ain
neg
.
aux
wahn
want
fa
for
gree
agree
fa
for
bactize
baptize
Jedus.
Jesus
But John didn't want to agree to baptize Jesus. (Mt 3.14)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 8
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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