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Example 29-84
[...] dat sy graag sal die boek wil lees. / [...] dat sy graag die boek sal wil lees.
[...]
[...]
dat
that
sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
graag
eagerly
sal
shall
die
the
boek
book
wil
want
lees.
read.
inf
/
[...]
[...]
dat
that
sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
graag
eagerly
die
the
boek
book
sal
shall
wil
want
lees.
read.
inf
[...] that she would very much like to read the book.
Comment:
These so-called "open finals" (cf. Ponelis 1993: 331) are only possible in the spoken language, where they are not uncommon (cf. Biberauer 2003).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ponelis 1993
: 331
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, clause-second position
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