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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Example 14-69:
He can take the bus.
He
he
can
can
take
take
the
the
bus.
bus
He can take the bus.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Own knowledge
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