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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Example 55-181:
Floriz krwar (ki) so garsoṅ lakaz
Floriz
Florise
krwar
think/believe
(ki)
(that)
so
3sg
.
poss
garsoṅ
son
Ø
cop
lakaz
house
Florise thinks (that) her son is at home.
Example 55-182:
Floriz aṅvi so garsoṅ vin lakaz
Floriz
Florise
aṅvi
want
so
3sg
.
poss
garsoṅ
son
vin
come
lakaz
house
Florise wants her son to come home.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own knowledge
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