Displays fine on my phone.gestaltist wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019 20:21Oh wow. I wonder why that is. As I said, it looks as intended for me. I wonder how it looks for other people.
Complementiser vs relativiser
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Re: Complementiser vs relativiser
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Re: Complementiser vs relativiser
Asta
(mə‘axmə‘ə‘sun) ‘itəmayə(‘ə) taŋa Tyax
mə-‘-axmə-‘ə‘sun ‘i-t-əma-yə-‘ə taŋa Tyax
1s-IV-touch-mind 3erg-Vs-make-PRF-NOM house Jack
I know that Jack built the house
(mənnatren məxən) təra taŋa təma‘ə Tyax
m-ənnen<atr> mə-xən t-əra taŋa t-əma-‘ə Tyax
1s-see<APPL> 1s-REFL Vs-DIS house 1s-make-NOM Jack
I know that that is the house that Jack built
(because the language has a reported suffix -ra its absence kind of implies "I know", but I've given two alternative constructions for overtly marking this implication)
(mə‘axmə‘ə‘sun) ‘itəmayə(‘ə) taŋa Tyax
mə-‘-axmə-‘ə‘sun ‘i-t-əma-yə-‘ə taŋa Tyax
1s-IV-touch-mind 3erg-Vs-make-PRF-NOM house Jack
I know that Jack built the house
(mənnatren məxən) təra taŋa təma‘ə Tyax
m-ənnen<atr> mə-xən t-əra taŋa t-əma-‘ə Tyax
1s-see<APPL> 1s-REFL Vs-DIS house 1s-make-NOM Jack
I know that that is the house that Jack built
(because the language has a reported suffix -ra its absence kind of implies "I know", but I've given two alternative constructions for overtly marking this implication)