Datapoint Sranan/Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions

Values

An expletive subject is used

Example 2-151:
Ma a gersi taki den kuli wani teki a kondre now op yungu.
Ma
but
a
it
gersi
look.like
taki
comp
den
the.pl
kuli
Indians
wani
want
teki
take
a
the
kondre
country
now
now
op
up
yungu.
man
But it seems that the Hindustanis want to take over the country now, man.

Source: Winford 2000: 96

Example 2-152:
Mi taki dan a gersi leki mi dede kba.
Mi
1sg
taki
say
dan
then
a
it
gersi
look.like
leki
like
mi
1sg
dede
dead
kba.
already
I said, “Then it looks like I’m already dead.”
Confidence:
Very certain