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Re: Evidentials

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Friday, September 2, 2005, 3:22
Paul Bennett wrote:
> I'm thinking about bringing optional evidentials into Br'ga, which is > also going to go through a massive vowel-simplification[*]. > > I want a lot of them, preferably aranged in some kind of byzantine, > roccoco structure that defies a simple grid. > > I don't yet know the semantic roles I'm going to have. This is a result > of the comingling of cases and verbs in the language. However I think I > want to start with something like: > > I know because I was the Agent > I know because I was the Patient > I know because I was the Benefactor > (likewise for other roles) > I know because I was a witness > I know because I was told by the Agent/Patient/witness/etc, maybe with > strength of trust in what was told > I know from examining the Agent/Patient/etc, maybe with strength of > inference
I know from process of elimination I'm assuming from my knowledge of the relevant parties This is my best guess

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