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Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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Example 76-52:
atcu oblakun sila nagorok
atcu
perhaps
oblakun
tomorrow
sila
weather
nagorok
good
Perhaps it will be good weather tomorrow.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 224
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
by
Hein van der Voort
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Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
Feature:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
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