Re: Evidentials

> What other forms and functions should I be considering?
Well, uh, that depends.

You seem to have a situation opposite that of Coatlalopeuh, which
doesn't care much about the provenance of observations, but has a
rich palette of markers for opinion, including:

- i saw it in a dream / vision
- i hold this on strength of inference
- it was prophesied (not by me)
- axiomatic
- hypothesis not disproven
etc.

So exploring that direction might be rewarding for you.

Another axis to look at might be the age of evidence; it seems kind
of unnaturalistic, but I can imagine a language which distinguishes
"i found this out just now" from "i have known this for some time"
and "i have known this indefinitely".


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Shreyas Sampat
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