Re: Complement clauses
| From: | michael poxon <m.poxon@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 23, 2003, 17:47 |
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Omeina adds the relative suffix -n to the verb (occasionally the auxiliary)
which foregrounds the main clause:
in these cases, the verb, rather than the auxiliary, is in clause-final
position. It can be seen that normal word-order is restored in the dependent
clause.
Dain agun, aimare guri na
(Aux.1ps+3ps) (believe-rel.) (mother-your) (dead) (Aux.3ps)
'I thought that your mother was dead'
> > Anyway, I'm still interested in how y'all form complement clauses in
> > your conlangs, so I'll repost this question.
> > All intricacies are more than welcome!
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