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Villalba,Xavier (1999). Nihil est in LF quod prius non fuerit in SS.

URL: http://www.bib.uab.es/pub/linguistics/1132256Xv7p239.pdf

(Last accessed 2005-03-08).

ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 716&langcode=hin (2021-05-25).

 

Example #1:

    (7) a. *uske bhaai-ne         har ek aadmii-ko      maaraa.
    his     brother-ERG every man-OBJ            hit-PERF
    `His brother hit everyone.'
Example #2:

    b. har ek aadmii-ko uske bhaai-ne  maaraa.
    every man-OBJ his brother-ERG hit-PERF
    `???Everyone, his brother hit.'
Example #3:

    c. *uske bhaai-ne          maaraa har ek aadmii-ko.
    his     brother-ERG hit-PERF every man-OBJ
    `His brother hit everyone.'
Example #4:

    (8) a. raam-ne     har ek aadmii-ko l taaii uskii kitaab.
    Ram-ERG every man-DAT return-PERF his book
    `Ram returned every man his book.'
Example #5:

    b. *raam-ne    uske maalik-ko       dii  har ek kitaab.
    Ram-ERG its       owner-DAT give-PERF every book
    `Ram gave every book to its owner.'
Example #6:

    hua     p tr]
    be-PERF letter
    `*He showed a letter written by you to Ram to Sita.'
Example #7:

    (18) a. raam sab-ko            dikhaayegaa tiin kitaabe. [everyone>three]
    Ram everyone-DAT show(FUT) three books
    `Ram will show three books to everyone.'
Example #8:

    b. sab             khariide ge tiin ciize. [three>everyone]
    everyone-DAT buy(FUT) three things
    `Everyone will buy three things.'