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Value Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
References
Winer 1993
: 24
Examples
Me been tink
say
da da Jackass way been da call he picninni.
Me been tink say da da Jackass way been da call he picninni.
1sg
ant
think
comp
Jackass
rel
ant
call
3sg
.
obj
child
I thought that was the Jackass which was calling its child.
See
Winer 1993
: 24
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