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Value Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
References
Tong 1862
: IV.71
Examples
米哪(口件)希也
My no can hear.
My
1sg
no
neg
can
can
hear.
hear
I am deaf.
See
Tong 1862
: IV.46
厚件米其未士得
How
can
makee mistake?
How
how
can
can
makee
make
mistake?
mistake
How can it be a mistake?
See
Tong 1862
: IV.71
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