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Example 37-120
M mêsê pa txi sa dôtô.
M
1sg
mêsê
want
pa
comp
txi
2sg
sa
cop
dôtô.
doctor
I want you to be a doctor.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 98
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative noun phrases: Variable copula
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Different complementizer
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