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Value Identical complementizer
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Meyerhoff 2002
;
Meyerhoff 2008
Examples
mi mi ting se tufala i giaman long mi nomo
mi
1sg
mi
1sg
ting
think
se
comp
tufala
3.DUAL
i
agr
giaman
lie
long
prep
mi
1sg
nomo
only
I (emphatic) thought that they were just lying to me
See
Meyerhoff nd
plante taem hem i wantem se man i mas folem tingting blong hem
plante
plenty
taem
time
hem
3sg
i
agr
wantem
want
se
comp
man
man
i
agr
mas
must
folem
follow
ting~ting
think~think
blong
poss
hem
3sg
There are lots of times when she wants everyone to do what she thinks.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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