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Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
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Example 20-88:
米濶合吉篇
My foot hap got pain.
My
1sg
.
poss
foot
foot
hap
has
got
got
pain.
pain
I have a pain in my foot.
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.53
Example 20-89:
head too muchie sore
head
head
too
too
muchie
much
sore
sore
to have a headache
Source:
Shaw 1897
: 553
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
Source:
Shaw 1897
: 553
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