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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 53-244:
Ena en ta le piti.
Ena
there.are
en
art
.
indf
ta
pile
le
art
.
def
.
pl
piti.
child
There are many children.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 271
Example 53-246:
Na le Blan itou.
Na
there.are
le
art
.
def
.
pl
Blan
white
itou.
also
There are also whites.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 271
Example 53-253:
Te konnen gen ti ti betay-ye on le fey koton-ye.
Te
pst
konnen
ipfv
gen
have
ti
little
ti
little
betay-ye
bug-
pl
on
on
le
art
.
def
.
pl
fey
leaf
koton-ye.
cotton-
pl
There used to be tiny little bugs on the cotton leaves.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 309
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 307-309
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