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Value Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Examples
fò savé
kè
sa ki ni sé kè la lari té baré
fò
have.to
savé
know
kè
that
sa
what
ki
that
ni
have
sé
be
kè
that
la
there
lari
street
té
pst
baré
block
You should know that what happened was that the street was blocked there.
French:
Il faut savoir que ce qui s'est passé c'est que... la circulation a été interrompue. (Ludwig et al. 2001: 139)
See
Ludwig et al. 2001
: 136
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