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Example 53-356
Y a di twa le fil nanye se pwazon.
Y
3pl
a
fut
di
tell
twa
2sg
le
art
.
def
.
pl
fil
web
nanye
spider
se
cop
pwazon.
poison
They'll tell you that a spider's web is poison.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 388
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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