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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Identical complementizer
Example 16-145:
à tiŋk
se
jɔ noz sɛf ì dè hiɛ sɔmtiŋ
à
1sg
.
sbj
tiŋk
think
se
comp
jɔ
2sg
.
poss
noz
nose
sɛf
foc
ì
3sg
.
sbj
dè
prog
hiɛ
smell
sɔmtiŋ
something
I think that even your nose is smelling something.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 189
Example 16-146:
à wɔn
se
dè gò kam fiks àm
à
1sg
wɔn
want
se
comp
dè
3pl
gò
fut
kam
come
fiks
fix
àm
3sg
.
obj
I want them to come and fix it.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own fieldwork
Huber 1999
: 188-190
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