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Nigerian Pidgin
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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit Frequency: 70.0%
Example 17-168:
À want go tawn.
À
1sg
.
sbj
want
want
go
go
tawn.
town
I want to go to town.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 211
Confidence:
Very certain
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The complement subject is expressed overtly Frequency: 30.0%
Example 17-169:
À want se mek
à
go tawn.
À
1sg
.
sbj
want
want
se
comp
mek
sbjv
à
1sg
.
sbj
go
go
tawn.
town
I want to go to town.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 211
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 208-216
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