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c. REF-indefinite
*हमनी एगो िवधवा पcरवार के सxमान करेनी ।
ɦʌmni eɡo bid ̤ wɑ pʌriwɑr ke sʌmmɑn kʌreni
ɦʌm-ni ek-ɡo bid ̤ wɑ pʌriwɑr ke sʌmmɑn kʌr-eni
1SG-PL one-CLF widow family DAT honour do-PRES.H
*'We respect a widow family.' (12.138)
(22) Raising to subject
a. Generic
लोग कcठन बा खुश कइल ।
loɡ kʌʈʰin bɑ kʰus kʌil
loɡ kʌʈʰin bɑ kʰus kʌr-il
people difficult be.3SG.PRES happy do-INF
'People are hard to please.' (12.139)
b. Definite
ई लइका कcठन बा खुश कइल ।
i lʌikɑ kʌʈʰin bɑ kʰus kʌil
i lʌikɑ kʌʈʰin bɑ kʰus kʌr-il
PROX boy difficult be.3SG.PRES happy do-INF
'This child is hard to please.' (12.140)
c. REF-indefinite
*एगो लइका कcठन बा खुश कइल ।
eɡo lʌikɑ kʌʈʰin bɑ kʰus kʌil
ek-ɡo lʌikɑ kʌʈʰin bɑ kʰus kʌr-il
one-CLF boy difficult be.3SG.PRES happy do-INF
*'A child is hard to please.' (12.141)
Subjecthood, GRs and accessibility
It is impossible, under most circumstances, to raise an NP to object unless it is
the subject of the leitmotif ('underlying') clause, as shown in (23a-d).
(23) Raising to object
a. Unraised
हम मानेनी &क मोहन राधा से :ेम करस ।
ɦʌm mɑneni ki moɦʌn rɑd ̤ ɑ se prem kʌrʌs
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