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Value Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
Examples
Dem taak
se
a mi a kyar nyuuz.
Dem
3pl
taak
talk
se
comp
a
foc
mi
1sg
a
prog
kyar
carry
nyuuz.
news
They are saying that I am the one spreading gossip.
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