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Example 7-70
Dem waan mi (fo) go jeil.
Dem
3pl
waan
want
mi
1sg
(fo)
(for)
go
go
jeil.
jail
They want me to go to jail.
Comment:
The complementizer
fo
is optional.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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