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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Identical complementizer
Example 40-68:
Ku Mari kere ki su rhapa kadz ʋi.
Ku
obj
Mari
Mari
kere
want
ki
comp
su
her
rhapa
boy
kadz
house
ʋi.
come
Mari wants her boy to come home.
Example 40-132:
(1) Mari pesan
ki
su rhapa də kadz tɛ. (2) Mari pesan su rhapa də kadz tɛ
puris.
(1)
(1)
Mari
Mari
pesan
think.
prog
ki
comp
su
her
rhapa
boy
də
loc
kadz
house
tɛ.
cop
.
prs
(2)
(2)
Mari
Mari
pesan
think.
prog
su
her
rhapa
boy
də
loc
kadz
house
tɛ
cop
.
prs
puris.
comp
Mari thinks that her boy is at home.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own fieldwork materials
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