Roshterian: Difference between revisions
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=====Evidentiality affixes===== | =====Evidentiality affixes===== | ||
Evidentials mark the source of the speaker's information; a ''lack'' of evidential marking signals that the verb is an imperative or a purpose clause. | Evidentials mark the source of the speaker's information; a ''lack'' of evidential marking signals that the verb is an imperative or a purpose clause. Some other discourse affixes (which are in complementary distribution with evidentials) also go into this slot. | ||
*''i-'' (before C), ''r-'' (before V) = I witnessed or otherwise directly experienced this | *''i-'' (before C), ''r-'' (before V) = I witnessed or otherwise directly experienced this | ||
*''pyn-'' = information I obtained from hearsay or am quoting | *''pyn-'' = information I obtained from hearsay or am quoting | ||
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*''me-'' = my own inference, assumption or subjective opinion | *''me-'' = my own inference, assumption or subjective opinion | ||
*''hy-'' (< PTal ''*səni stə...'' 'tell me if...') = interrogative (used for both wh-questions and yes-no questions) | *''hy-'' (< PTal ''*səni stə...'' 'tell me if...') = interrogative (used for both wh-questions and yes-no questions) | ||
*''pen-'' = if | |||
=====Negative/focus affixes===== | =====Negative/focus affixes===== | ||