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  • subjless
  • expletive
  • other
  • Mixed Data
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LanguageQuestionSubquestionColorParameterValuePreference
Gagauz24cexpletive1
Standard Mandarin24csubjless1NA
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian24cexpletive1
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian24cother1
English24cother1
Standard German24cexpletive1
Upper Sorbian24csubjless1NA
Vietnamese24csubjless1NA

(24) Are there active predicates with one contentful argument that does not, however, bear the subject role?

Alternatives to be checked: subjectless / expletive subject pronoun / other

c) Existential

German

Es gibt einen Fisch im Teich.

it gives a.ACC fish in.the.DAT pond

'There is a fish in the pond.' (Fanselow)

Explanation: What is the structure these predicates are constructed with?