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Example 7-236
If yo tingk (dat) a lai fain.
If
if
yo
2sg
tingk
think
(dat)
(that)
a
1sg
lai
lie
fain.
fine
If you think I am lying, fine.
Comment:
The complementizer after
tingk
is optional.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: A13
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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