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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Different complementizer
Example 3-140:
A ke
faa
kisi di ogifou a matu.
A
3sg
ke
want
faa
for.
3sg
kisi
catch
di
def
.
sg
ogifou
owl
a
loc
matu.
jungle
He wants him to catch the owl in the jungle.
Source:
Byrne 1987
: 138
Example 3-141:
M'é tá méni
táa
a ó kó amanjá.
M'=é
1sg
=
neg
tá
asp
méni
think
táa
say
a
3sg
ó
mood
kó
come
amanjá.
tomorrow
I don't think he will come tomorrow.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Fieldwork data
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