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| − | Complement clauses in Sereer generally |
+ | Complement clauses in Sereer generally involve the linking of the main clause with the subordinate clause using the complementizer "yee", as in (1). The unmarked order appears to be the main clause followed by the subordinate clause, but inversion of this order is possible, as well. |
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| − | Some types of complement clauses require the use of the complementizer ye (or me, for the first person singular), in other types it appears to be optional, and in other cases its use is ungrammatical. |
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Revision as of 14:06, 28 April 2013
Complement clauses in Sereer generally involve the linking of the main clause with the subordinate clause using the complementizer "yee", as in (1). The unmarked order appears to be the main clause followed by the subordinate clause, but inversion of this order is possible, as well.
