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Example 11-302
Dem waa di dakta an ih waif
fa
daans.
Dem
3pl
waa
want
di
art
.
def
dakta
doctor
an
and
ih
3sg
.
poss
waif
wife
fa
comp
daans.
dance
They wanted the doctor and his wife to dance.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Kuos Riijan Stuoriz II
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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