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Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 40-88:
Amya ʧu lə kaí, parsen.
Amya
tomorrow
ʧu
rain
lə
fut
kaí,
fall
parsen.
seem.
prog
It seems that it will rain tomorrow.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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