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Subclause Reform: Difference between revisions
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In official Toaq, [[Content clause|content clauses]] have the exact same grammar as the main clause of a sentence, and can appear wherever a [[determiner phrase]] might appear. But this grammar actually turns out to be ambiguous! Consider the following sentence: | In official Toaq, [[Content clause|content clauses]] have the exact same grammar as the main clause of a sentence, and can appear wherever a [[determiner phrase]] might appear. But this grammar actually turns out to be ambiguous! Consider the following sentence: | ||
{{Example|Feq jí ꝡä za ruqshua râo ní nuaq.}} | {{Example|Feq jí ꝡä za ruqshua râo ní nuaq.}} | ||
Which verb does the adjunct {{T|râo ní nuaq}} modify? It's not clear where the subclause ends. This example could mean either "I | Which verb does the adjunct {{T|râo ní nuaq}} modify? It's not clear where the subclause ends. This example could mean either "I sense that tonight, it's going to rain" or "Tonight, I sense that it's going to rain". | ||
Another tricky thing is that in official Toaq, you can underfill verbs, for example by using a transitive verb intransitively: | Another tricky thing is that in official Toaq, you can underfill verbs, for example by using a transitive verb intransitively: | ||