Datapoint San Andres Creole English/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

After the (near-)homophonous verb se(i) the complementizer is usually omitted.

Values

Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 90.0%

Example 10-219:
So Beda Taiga gaan an tel di King se Beda Naansi da fi him faada bes raiding haas.
So
so
Beda
Brother
Taiga
Tiger
gaan
go.ant
an
and
tel
tell
di
art.def
King
King
se
comp
Beda
Brother
Naansi
Anansi
da
foc
fi
for
him
3sg
faada
father
bes
best
raiding
riding
haas.
horse
So Brother Tiger went and told the KIng that Brother Anansi was his father’s best riding horse.
Example 10-221:
Taiga se se him neva de kech no fish.
Taiga
Tiger
se
say
se
comp
him
3sg
neva
neg.pst
de
prog
kech
catch
no
neg
fish.
fish
Tiger said he wasn't catching any fish.
Example 10-223:
Ai tel im se A gwain kom bak dis maaning.
Ai
1sg
tel
tell
im
3sg
se
comp
A
1sg
gwain
fut
kom
come
bak
back
dis
dem
maaning.
morning
I told him I would come back this morning.
Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 10.0%

Example 10-220:
Dem gyal se dem waahn sii yu.
Dem
dem.pl
gyal
girl
se
say
dem
3pl
waahn
want
sii
see
yu.
2sg
These girls say they want to see you.

Source: Bartens 2003: 122

Example 10-222:
Naansi se yu da ihn faada bes raiding haas.
Naansi
Anancy
se
say
yu
2sg
da
foc
ihn
3sg.poss
faada
father
bes
best
raiding
riding
haas.
horse
Anancy says that you are his father's best riding horse.
Confidence:
Very certain