Value Only 'think' complement has a complementizer

Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'

Examples

  1. Mi tink se da wan gud ting.
    Mi
    1sg
    tink
    think
    se
    comp
    da
    dem
    wan
    art.indf
    gud
    good
    ting.
    thing
    I think that's a good thing.
  2. Ihn waahn evribady fi get hapi.
    Ihn
    3sg
    waahn
    want
    evri-bady
    every-body
    fi
    comp
    get
    get
    hapi.
    happy
    He wants everybody to become happy.

    See Bartens 2003: 103

  3. Ihn waahn ihn vais fi kom fain.
    Ihn
    3sg
    waahn
    want
    ihn
    3sg.poss
    vais
    voice
    fi
    comp
    kom
    come
    fain.
    fine
    He wanted his voice to sound nice.
  4. Ihn tink se ihn son de huom.
    Ihn
    3sg
    tink
    think
    se
    comp
    ihn
    3sg.poss
    son
    son
    de
    cop.loc
    huom.
    home
    She thinks that her son is at home.
  5. Ihn waahn ihn son fi stan huom.
    Ihn
    3sg
    waahn
    want
    ihn
    3sg.poss
    son
    son
    fi
    comp
    stan
    stand
    huom.
    home
    She wants her son to stay at home.