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Example 66-65
Faridana Arabi məblajarna kəmauan.
Farida-na
Farida-
dat
PRO
[
pro
Arabi
Arabic
mə-blajar-na
inf
-learn-
dat
]
kəmauan.
necessity
Farida wants to learn Arabic.
Comment:
PRO refers to the empty subject of the infinitival clause that takes its reference from the dative argument in the main clause.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of patient noun phrases: Only definite patient NPs are marked
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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