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Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 32-98:
Parsê-m éra kel dia.
Parsê-m
seem-
1sg
éra
cop
.
pst
kel
dem
dia.
day
It seems to me that it was on that day.
Portuguese:
Parece-me que foi naquele dia.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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