Datapoint Sranan/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 33.3%

Example 2-251:
Den boi taki dati den o kon tamara baka.
Den
art.pl
boi
boy
taki
say
dati
that
den
they
o
fut
kon
come
tamara
tomorrow
baka.
back
The boys said that they would come back tomorrow.

Source: Wilner 2007: 37

Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 33.3%

Example 2-250:
A bonuman taigi a frow taki a musu weri wan bereketi fu kan kon betre.
A
art
bonuman
medicine.man
taigi
tell
a
art
frow
woman
taki
that
a
3sg
musu
must
weri
wear
wan
art
bereketi
belly.chain
fu
for
kan
can
kon
come
betre.
better
The medicine man told the woman that she had to wear a chain around her waist in order to get better.

Source: Wilner 2007: 25

Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 33.3%

Example 2-249:
Da' Anansi taki, eng go proberi efi eng kan sabi fa a nemn.
Da'
then
Anansi
Anansi
taki,
say
eng
3sg
go
go
proberi
try
efi
if
eng
3sg
kan
can
sabi
know
fa
how
a
3sg
nemn.
name
Then Anansi said he would try if he could learn his name.

Source: Plag 1993: 40

Confidence:
Very certain