Re: shifting usage of "want"

Rene:
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(7a) (unattested)
John ran the race best because most quickly.

But this would be camouflaged in Dutch because adverbs like these have
the same form as adjectives. I've not been able to find any examples.

Could you give examples of the other two kinds of adverbs used in this
construction? I can't imagine any other form to be grammatical.
 >>

Let's see...

(7b) John was fired by his boss because late.
(7c) John couldn't hear Mary because far away.

Oh, and this could be interesting:

Rene:
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Hier scoorde ik pluspunten want vrouw.
I scored extra points here because woman.
 >>

What controls (or c-commands, if we want to talk about GB)
the thing after /want/?  So...

(8) Sally hated Susie because woman.

I.e., "Sally hated Susie, because she (Sally) is a woman", or is it
"Sally hated Susie, because she (Susie) is a woman"?

Let's see what other things we can do with islands...

(9) Sally told Susie to congratulate Stacy because married.

Can any of the three of them have just gotten married?

I'm not good enough at these...  Anyone taking a syntax class
right now?

-David
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