Datapoint Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

No complementizer Frequency: 70.0%

Example 53-358:
Ye di piti-ye se sòti dan dechou, ye te tronpe nouzòt.
Ye
3pl
di
say
__
__
piti-ye
child-art.def.pl
se
ipfv
sòti
come.out
dan
from
dechou,
cabbage
ye
3pl
te
pst
tronpe
trick
nouzòt.
1pl
They said children came from cabbages, they tricked us.

Source: Klingler 2003: 367

Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 30.0%

Example 53-357:
Mo pa sèlman touche li, la l ole manti kote la lwa di ki mo konyen li, mo mo ensilte li.
Mo
1sg
pa
neg
sèlman
even
touche
touch
li,
3sg
la
now
l
3sg
ole
want
manti
lie
kote
to
la
art.def.sg
lwa
police
di
say
ki
comp
mo
1sg
konyen
hit
li,
3sg
mo
1sg
mo
1sg
ensilte
insult
li.
3sg
I didn't even touch him, and now he wants to lie to the police and say that I hit him, that I insulted him.

Source: Klingler 2003: 368

Confidence:
Certain