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u meɡ ̈ iɑ ke pʰʌrcʰɑɦĩ nɑ cʌl-elɑ
3SG Meghia GEN shadow NEG walk-3SG.PRES

'He can't stand Meghia.' (06.026)
b. ना, ऊ फु िलआ िहअ जेकरा ऊ फरछाह_ ना चलेला ।

nɑ u phuliɑ ɦiʌ jekʌrɑ u pʰʌrcʰɑɦĩ
nɑ u phuliɑ ɦiʌ je-ʌr-ɑ u pʰʌrcʰɑɦĩ

NEG 3SG Phulia be.3SG.PRES.F COND-GEN-DAT 3SG shadow

nɑ cʌlelɑ
nɑ cʌl-elɑ
NEG walk-3SG.PRES

'No, it's Phulia that she can't stand.' (06.027)
Hence, (41a) is the context and (41b) is response.

c) Restrictive modifiers
Restrictive modifiers narrow down the domains of the referent noun, while

non-restrictive ones do not. Restrictive modifiers may or may not be stressed but the
non-restrictive ones left unstressed (Givón, 2001b:226). Bhojpuri also expresses the
context of restrictive modifiers, as shown in (42a-d):

(42) a. ई गाछ

i ɡɑcʰ
i ɡɑcʰ
PROX tree

'this tree' (06.029)

b. ऊ गाछ
u ɡɑcʰ

u ɡɑcʰ
DIST tree

'that tree' (VIS) (06.030)
c. हऊ गाछ

ɦʌu ɡɑcʰ
ɦʌu ɡɑcʰ

DIST tree
'that tree' (INVIS)
d. गिछआ

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