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Complementizer with verbs of knowing
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Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 50.0%
Example 3-134:
Mi sábi táa á búnu.
Mi
1sg
sábi
know
táa
say
á
3sg
.
neg
búnu.
good
I know that it is not good.
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 155
Confidence:
Very certain
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No complementizer Frequency: 50.0%
Example 3-135:
Mi sábi á búnu.
Mi
1sg
sábi
know
á
3sg
.
neg
búnu.
good
I know it is not good.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 155
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