Datapoint Guadeloupean Creole/Complementizer with verbs of knowing

The kè construction is often interpreted as frenchified, mesolectal creole.

Values

No complementizer Frequency: 70.0%

Example 50-184:
An sav i ni rézon.
An
1sg
sav
know
i
3sg
ni
be
rézon.
right
I know she is right.
Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 30.0%

Example 50-185:
fò savé kè sa ki ni sé kè la lari té baré
fò
have.to
savé
know
kè
that
sa
what
ki
that
ni
have
sé
be
kè
that
la
there
lari
street
té
pst
baré
block
You should know that what happened was that the street was blocked there.
French: Il faut savoir que ce qui s'est passé c'est que... la circulation a été interrompue. (Ludwig et al. 2001: 139)

Source: Ludwig et al. 2001: 136

Confidence:
Very certain