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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Example 10-126:
Kyan
yu fain hed widout tong?
Kyan
can
yu
2sg
fain
find
hed
head
wid-out
with-out
tong?
tongue
Is it possible to find a head without a tongue?
Example 10-127:
Mi
kyan
du ih.
Mi
1sg
kyan
can
du
do
ih.
3sg
.
n
I can do it.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 91
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