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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
The complementizers after tingk and want are optional.
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Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Example 7-70:
Dem waan mi (fo) go jeil.
Dem
3pl
waan
want
mi
1sg
(fo)
(for)
go
go
jeil.
jail
They want me to go to jail.
Example 7-236:
If yo tingk (dat) a lai fain.
If
if
yo
2sg
tingk
think
(dat)
(that)
a
1sg
lai
lie
fain.
fine
If you think I am lying, fine.
Source:
Prescod 2004
: A13
Example 7-237:
Hu yo tingk se so?
Hu
who
yo
sbj
tingk
think
se
say
so?
so
Who do you think said that?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own knowledge
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