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When ( 35a ) was presented to a speaker , the context provided was not one of reporting per se , but of an unexpected event . The reportative reading appears in ê - conjunct clauses ( 35b ) . ( 35a ) kimowan êsa . ( presented ) rain.
When ( 35a ) was presented to a speaker , the context provided was not one of reporting per se , but of an unexpected event . The reportative reading appears in ê - conjunct clauses ( 35b ) . ( 35a ) kimowan êsa . ( presented ) rain.
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THE CONTEXT - SENSITIVITY OF Ê - CONJUNCT CLAUSES While the data so far has focussed on the properties that are unique to the independent indicative , the ê - conjunct is interesting in that it is sensitive to discourse context .
THE CONTEXT - SENSITIVITY OF Ê - CONJUNCT CLAUSES While the data so far has focussed on the properties that are unique to the independent indicative , the ê - conjunct is interesting in that it is sensitive to discourse context .
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Independent and e - conjunct clauses across ( un ) embedded contexts . UNEMBEDDED EMBEDDED INDEPENDENT Y N Ê - CONJUNCT Y Y The differences in temporal and evidential force and the difference in context dependency exhibited by the two ...
Independent and e - conjunct clauses across ( un ) embedded contexts . UNEMBEDDED EMBEDDED INDEPENDENT Y N Ê - CONJUNCT Y Y The differences in temporal and evidential force and the difference in context dependency exhibited by the two ...
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