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syntactic digression about hoemaı!bo-
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{{Example|Shua múao êcı jí.|The tree falls, caused by me.}} | {{Example|Shua múao êcı jí.|The tree falls, caused by me.}} | ||
Syntactically, one way of understanding this behavior is by treating {{t|bo-}} as a [[𝑣]] head. Just like in the case of [[unaccusative verb]]s like {{t|ruqshua}}, {{t|bo-}}<sub>𝑣</sub> does not take a specifier (corresponding to the Subject); unlike monotransitive verbs like {{t|maı}}, the “subject” of a {{t|bo-}}<code>X</code> for some ditransitive <code>X</code> is syntactically not a Subject but an Indirect Object (SpecVP). Compare: | |||
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[[File:do jí súq báq shamu.png|thumb|left|{{t|do jí súq báq shamu}}]] | |||
[[File:bọdo súq báq shamu.png|thumb|{{t|bọdo súq báq shamu}}. {{t|bo-}}<sub>𝑣</sub> takes no Spec𝑣P and {{t|súq}}, the first argument or “Subject”, fills IO.]] | |||
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== Unofficial definition == | == Unofficial definition == | ||