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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is used
Example 16-84:
wì gɛt difrɛn fɔrɛnɛs we dè dè kam
wì
1pl
gɛt
get
difrɛn
different
fɔrɛnɛs
foreigners
we
comp
dè
3pl
dè
hab
kam
come
There are different foreigners who come.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own fieldwork
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