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The distributional
restriction of duk and yot as the auxiliary verbs
in the structure of complex verb has been clearly stated in
3.2.2.4.1.
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| NP X Y Vbr + Pr.Pl. + yot + m [
Pres ] ®
|
[ Past ]
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| NP X Y Vbr + Pr. Pl. + met +
[Pres ] |
[Past ]
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Where Pres is Ę
and NP is first person ; x and y may be
null or nonnull. |
 as zbrinyot |
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| 1 2 3 4 |
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I am |
writing |
| 1
4 |
2 3 |
as |
zbrinmet |
| 1 |
2 3 4 |
I am |
not writing |
1
|
4 2 3
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NP X Y Vbr + Pr.Pl. + duk + [Pres ]
®
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[ Past ] |
NP X Y Vbr + Pr. Pl. + min + duk +m [Pres ] |
[ Past ]
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Where Pres is Ę
and NP is either second or third person; x and y may be
null or nonnull.
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kheras |
zbrin ukpin |
| 1 |
2 3 4 5 |
you |
were writing |
| 1 |
4+5 2
3 |
kheras |
zbrinminukpin |
| 1 |
2 3 4 5 6 |
you |
were not writing |
| 1 |
5+6 4
2 3 |
khos |
zbrinukpin |
| 1 |
2 3 4 5 |
he |
was writing |
| 1 |
4+5 2 3 |
khos |
zbrinminukpin |
| 1 |
2 3 4 5 6 |
he was |
not writing |
| 1 5+6 |
4
2 3 |
khos |
zbrinuk |
| 1 |
2 3 4 |
he is |
writing |
| 1 4 |
2 3 |
khos |
zbrinminuk |
| 1 |
2 3 4 5 |
he is |
not writing |
| 1 5 |
4
2 3 |
kheras |
zbrinminuk |
| 1 |
2 3 4 5 |
you are |
not writing |
1
5
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4
2 3
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