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Complementizer with verbs of speaking
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Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 90.0%
Example 19-187:
Mì grànmá tɛl mi
se
è wɔnt go sìdɔ́n nà pueblo.
Mì grànmá tɛl mi se è wɔnt go sìdɔ́n nà pueblo.
1sg
.
poss
grandmother tell
quot
3sg
.
sbj
want go sit
loc
village
My grandmother told me that she wants to go live in the village.
Confidence:
Very certain
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No complementizer Frequency: 10.0%
Example 19-188:
[...] à
tɛl
àn à want si lɛ̀k haw dɛ̀n kìn mek.
[...]
[...]
à
1sg
.
sbj
tɛl=àn
tell=
3sg
.
obj
à
1sg
.
sbj
want
want
si
see
lɛ̀k
like
haw
how
dɛ̀n
3pl
kìn
hab
mek.
make
[...] I told her I want to see how they do [it].
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Language:
Pichi
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
Source:
Yakpo 2009
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