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Value Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 323-353
Examples
di mama suka M fi ʃima fan di wari ka
di
the
mama
mother
suku-a
want-
ipfv
M
m
fi
for
ʃima
move
fan
from
di
the
wari
house
ka
neg
The mother doesn't want M. to move out of the house.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 324
tito suka ju kikjeni [...]
titi
time
o
3sg
suku-a
want-
ipfv
ju
2sg
kiki
see
eni
3pl
[...]
[...]
When it wants you to see them [...]
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 351
tito bion di poto bjatɛ nau [...]
titi
time
o
3sg
bionto
believe
di
the
poto
pot
bia-tɛ
cook-
prf
nau
now
[...]
[...]
When he thought his pot had cooked (i.e. the food had cooked) [...]
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 336
soso glof datiti o dototɛ o ma bu musu
soso
thus
o
3sg
glofu
believe
dati
that
titi
time
o
3sg
doto-tɛ
die-
prf
o
3sg
ma
irr
bu
drink
musu
much
This is what he believes, that when he is dead, he will drink a lot.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 604
o glof bi di tau kán bitjo
o
3sg
glofu
believe
bi
say
di
the
tau
snake
kán
cannot
biti
bite
o
3sg
He believed that the snake couldn't bite him.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 604
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