What Could Dekiru Possibly Mean?
DEKIRU is a Japanese verb with root and modal interpretations. The modal interpretations are dependent on the absence or presence of an agent and volition, with respect to an action, in a complement sentence predicated by DEKIRU.
Main Author: | Wight, W. L. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Kansas, Department of Linguistics
1980-01-01
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Series: | Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/534 |
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