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Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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'There is no 'seem' construction
Example 74-96:
kákapus ntsáyka wáwa kánawi san
kákapus
as.if
ntsáyka
1pl
wáwa
talk
kánawi
all
san
sun
It seems as though we have been talking all day.
Example 74-97:
líli kákwa pus yáka tílxam
líli
time
kákwa
as
pus
then
yáka
3sg
tílxam
person
It was a long time since he had seemed like a person.
Source:
Zenk and Johnson 2003
: 23
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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