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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Example 15-129:
wi wan wi pikin fɔ kam na os
wi
1pl
wan
want
wi
our
pikin
child
fɔ
comp
kam
come
na
loc
os
house
We want our child to come home.
Example 15-130:
a mɛmba
se
dɛm bin win loto
a
1sg
mɛmba
think
se
comp
dɛm
3pl
bin
pst
win
win
loto
lottery
I thought that they won the lottery.
Source:
Finney 2003
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Finney 2003
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