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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Different complementizer
Example 32-164:
El pensâ
kma
se fidj táva na káza.
El
3sg
pensâ
think
kma
comp
se
poss
.
3sg
fidj
son
táva
cop
.
pst
na
loc
káza.
house
She thought that her son was at home.
Portuguese:
Ela pensou que o filho estava em casa.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-165:
El krê
pa
se fidj ben pa káza.
El
3sg
krê
want
pa
comp
se
poss
.
sg
fidj
son
ben
come
pa
to
káza.
home
She wants her son to come home.
Portuguese:
Ela quer que o seu filho venha para casa.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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