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== Nested clause gotcha == | == Nested clause gotcha == | ||
One may approach expressing a property like ''I don't know whether ▯ likes conlangs'' like this: | One may approach expressing a property like ''I don't know whether ▯ likes conlangs'' like this: | ||
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{{t|{{green| | {{t|{{green|lä ja pỏq, nä}} bu dua jí mä cho {{green|póq}} báq fıeqzu}}.<br/> | ||
{{green|to be some person(s) as for which}} I don't know whether {{green|they}} like conlangs | {{green|to be some person(s), as for which}} I don't know whether {{green|they}} like conlangs | ||
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Note that this approach is ''never wrong'' – it’s never incorrect to move a {{t|já}} into a topic phrase, and doing so reduces cognitive load on both speaker and listener. | Note that this approach is ''never wrong'' – it’s never incorrect to move a {{t|já}} into a topic phrase, and doing so reduces cognitive load on both speaker and listener. | ||
== Serial verbs == | == Serial verbs == | ||