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Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
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Body-part is subject
Example 16-87:
mà hɛd dè pen/nak mi
mà
1sg
.
poss
hɛd
head
dè
prog
pen/nak
pain/knock
mi
1sg
.
obj
My head hurts. OR: I have a headache.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
Source:
Own fieldwork
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