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Example 5-171
ii tingk
se
ii piknin de hoom
ii
3sg
tingk
think
se
comp
ii
her
piknin
son
de
loc
.
pred
hoom
home
She thinks that her son is at home.
Comment:
This construction can occur optionally without the complementizer
se
.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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