Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 70.0%

Example 16-140:
dè tɛl mì se dè gò put mì fɔ bɛd tɔp
dè
3pl
tɛl
tell
mì
1sg.obj
se
comp
dè
3pl
gò
fut
put
put
mì
1sg.obj
fɔ
for
bɛd
bed
tɔp
top
They told me that they would put me in a bed.

Source: Huber 1999: 188

Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 30.0%

Example 16-141:
mi à tɛl dɛm mi à no gɛt mɔni
mi
1sg
à
1sg
tɛl
tell
dɛm
3pl.obj
Ø
Ø
mi
1sg
à
1sg
no
neg
gɛt
get
mɔni
money
I told them that I don't have money.
Confidence:
Very certain