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Complementizer with verbs of knowing
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Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 62.5%
Example 40-129:
Yo sab
ki
ʋɔ parmi lə mustra
puris.
Yo
1sg
sab
know
ki
comp
ʋɔ
2sg
.INFORMAL
parmi
1sg
.
obj
lə
fut
mustra
show
puris.
comp
I know that you will show me.
Example 40-130:
Elo sab
ki
yo lə ʋi.
Elo
They
sab
know
ki
comp
yo
1sg
lə
fut
ʋi.
come
They know that I will come.
Source:
Clements 1996
: 183
Confidence:
Very certain
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No complementizer Frequency: 37.5%
Example 40-128:
Elo sab yo lə ʋi.
Elo
they
sab
know
yo
1sg
lə
fut
ʋi.
come
They know I will come.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Source:
Own knowledge
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