Want + past participle in American English. Murray, T. E. & Simon, B. L. American Speech, 74(2):140–164, 1999.
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Examines the use of want followed by the past participle of a verb (want + V-en) in modern American English. Definition in Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE); Origin of want + v-en; Sociological transparency in the usage of want + V-en; Syntactic and semantical analysis of want + V-en; Variations in the structure of a want + V-en sentence.
@article{murray_want_1999,
	title = {Want + past participle in {American} {English}},
	volume = {74},
	issn = {00031283},
	abstract = {Examines the use of want followed by the past participle of a verb (want + V-en) in modern American English.  Definition in Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE); Origin of want + v-en; Sociological transparency in the usage of want + V-en; Syntactic and semantical analysis of want + V-en; Variations in the structure of a want + V-en sentence.},
	number = {2},
	journal = {American Speech},
	author = {Murray, Thomas E. and Simon, Beth Lee},
	year = {1999},
	keywords = {English language, Needs washed, Syntax, VERB phrases (Grammar)},
	pages = {140--164},
}

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