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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 6-103:
Ah nuo allyuh wanna hear about de midget.
Ah
1sg
nuo
know
allyuh
2pl
wanna
want.to
hear
hear
about
about
de
det
midget.
midget
I know that you want to hear about the midget.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
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Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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