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Value Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Examples
Maas Jan se im kyahn kom tumaro.
Maas
Mr.
Jan
John
se
say
im
3sg
kyahn
can
kom
come
tumaro.
tomorrow
Mr. John said he is able to come tomorrow.
Maas Jan se im kyahn kom tumaro.
Maas
Mr.
Jan
John
se
say
im
3sg
kyahn
can
kom
come
tumaro.
tomorrow
Mr. John said it is possible for him to come tomorrow.
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