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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 53-363:
Huey P. Long t ole ède le moun koulèr.
Huey
Huey
P.
p
.
Long
Long
t
pst
ole
want
ède
help
le
art
.
def
.
pl
moun
person
koulèr.
colour
Huey P. Long wanted to help the coloured people.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 231
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 231-232
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