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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 20-85:
孖結合吉哀士打些林
Market hap got oyster sellum?
Market
market
hap
has
got
got
oyster
oyster
sellum?
sell
Are there any oysters in the market?
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.43
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.43
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