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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Example 8-149:
Mi tingk
se
yu de tel mi lai.
Mi
1sg
tingk
think
se
comp
yu
2sg
de
prog
tel
tell
mi
1sg
lai.
lie
I think you are lying to me.
Example 8-150:
Mi waahn yu
fi
tek a gud luk.
Mi
1sg
waahn
want
yu
2sg
fi
inf
tek
take
a
indf
gud
good
luk.
look
I want you to take a good look.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own knowledge
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