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Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
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Body-part is subject Frequency: 70.0%
Example 17-101:
(Mà) he̱d dè pen mì.
(Mà)
(
1sg
.
poss
)
he̱d
head
dè
ncompl
pen
pain
mì.
1sg
.
obj
I’ve got a headache.
Confidence:
Certain
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Pain is subject Frequency: 30.0%
Example 17-100:
He̱dpen dè du mì.
He̱dpen
headache
dè
ncompl
du
do
mì.
1sg
.
sbj
I’ve got a headache.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 139-142, 191-192
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