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Value Identical complementizer
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Faraclas 1996
: 24-46, 193-195, 208-216
Examples
À tink
se
dè̱m go tawn.
À
1sg
.
sbj
tink
think
se
comp
dè̱m
3pl
.
sbj
go
go
tawn.
town
I think that they went to town.
See
Faraclas 1996
: 213
À want
se mek
dè̱m go tawn.
À
1sg
.
sbj
want
want
se
comp
mek
sbjv
dè̱m
3pl
.
sbj
go
go
tawn.
town
I want them to go to town.
See
Faraclas 1996
: 213
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