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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 8-148:
Jan waahn fi gaa skuul.
Jan
John
waahn
want
fi
inf
go-a
go-to
skuul.
school
John wants to go to school.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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