Datapoint Vincentian Creole/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 45.0%

Example 7-229:
Wan a dem se hou...
Wan
one
a
of
dem
3pl
se
say
hou...
how
One of them said that...

Source: Prescod 2004: A14

Example 7-230:
Aayo na kuhm an kuhm tel mi nou hou [...].
Aayo
2pl
na
neg
kuhm
come
an
and
kuhm
come
tel
tell
mi
1sg
nou
now
hou
how
[...].
[...]
Do not tell me now that [...].

Source: Prescod 2004: A18

Confidence:
Certain

No complementizer Frequency: 40.0%

Example 7-99:
Hi se mi kuhm an peint uhp fohi vihikl.
Hi
3sg
se
say
mi
1sg
kuhm
come
an
and
peint
paint
uhp
up
fo-hi
for-3sg
vihikl.
vehicle
He said I painted up his vehicle.

Source: Prescod 2004: A16

Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 15.0%

Example 7-228:
I shout se i gaan.
I
3sg
shout
shout
se
say
i
3sg
gaan.
gone
He shouted that he was leaving.
Confidence:
Very certain