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Value Immediately following the verb
Language:
Korlai
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Clements 1996
: 111
Examples
Teru kata-
n
. — Ku Lwidz difludz hika-
d.
— (Pay) hal-
o
tud, dəpəy nigri abri-
w
pɔrt.
Teru
Teru
kata-n.
sing-
prog
—
Ku
obj
Lwidz
Lwidz
difludz
cold
hika-d.
become-
pfv
—
(Pay)
(father)
hal-o
say-
pst
tud,
all
dəpəy
then
nigri
girl
abri-w
open-
pst
pɔrt.
door
Teru is singing. — Lwidz has gotten a cold (he still has it). — (The father) gave the girl all the information and then she opened the door.
See
Clements and Koontz-Garboden 2002
: 212-222
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