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Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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'There is no 'seem' construction
Example 58-157:
Yandi kée mon-ána bónso yándi kée na maládi
Yandi
he/she
kée
be
mon-ána
see-
pass
bónso
like
yándi
he/she
kée
be
na
conn
maládi
sickness
He/She seems to be sick.
Example 58-158:
Yandi kée mon-íka bónso yándi kée na maládi
Yandi
he/she
kée
be
mon-íka
see-?
bónso
like
yándi
he/she
kée
be
na
conn
maládi
sickness
He/She appears to be sick.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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