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The infinitive-final order arose from constructions corresponding to modal verbs in English: originally the order was something similar to "Drion gnúi ean" ("on-1SG drink.VN water"), then "Drion ean le ghnúi" (originally "I want water to drink") became more common, eventually to the exclusion of the original construction, which is archaic or high-register today for common modal expressions. | The infinitive-final order arose from constructions corresponding to modal verbs in English: originally the order was something similar to "Drion gnúi ean" ("on-1SG drink.VN water"), then "Drion ean le ghnúi" (originally "I want water to drink") became more common, eventually to the exclusion of the original construction, which is archaic or high-register today for common modal expressions. | ||
===Passive constructions=== | |||
===Syntactic pivots=== | ===Syntactic pivots=== | ||
Syntactic pivots arise in a natural way from the split-ergative morphosyntax. | |||
[[Category:Tíogall]] | [[Category:Tíogall]] | ||