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Complementizer with verbs of speaking
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Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 50.0%
Example 21-133:
to say that he was sorry
to
to
say
say
that
comp
he
3sg
was
be.
pst
sorry
sorry
to say that he was sorry
Source:
Lim 2004
: 50
Confidence:
Very certain
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No complementizer Frequency: 50.0%
Example 21-132:
to say he was sorry
to
to
say
say
he
3sg
was
be.
pst
sorry
sorry
to say he was sorry
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
Source:
Own knowledge
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