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Value Identical complementizer
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Bellama et al. 1983
: 44
Examples
A tin se dem go fo maket.
A
1sg
.
sbj
tin
think
se
comp
dem
3pl
.
sbj
go
go
fo
for
maket.
market
I think they went to the market.
See
nd
Yu tin se yu papa go kom fo Douala?
Yu
2sg
.
sbj
tin
think
se
comp
yu
2sg
.
poss
papa
father
go
go
kom
come
fo
for
Douala?
Douala
Do you think that your father will come to Douala?
See
nd
Yu wan
se mek
yu papa kom fo Douala?
Yu
2sg
.
sbj
wan
want
se
comp
mek
make
yu
2sg
.
poss
papa
father
kom
come
fo
for
Douala?
Douala
Do you want your father to come to Douala?
See
nd
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