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transitive.^3 These predicates describe the state of the subject that results from
some external stimulus, that is, they characterize the experience of the subject.
Thus, these verbs have an experiencer argument and a stimulus argument,
which occurs as the object of a preposition. The basic word order is experiencer
subject - verb - stimulus PP.
(61) Rudi parcaja dha' anom-ma.
Rudi believe to uncle-DEF
‘Rudi believes his uncle.’
(62) Wati enga' dha' jawab-ba guru.
Wati remember to answer-DEF teacher
‘Wati remembered the teacher’s answer.’
(63) Hasan baji' ka taretan-na.
Hasan hate to brother-DEF
‘Hasan hates his brother.’
(64) Atin tresna ka Deni.
Atin love to Deni
‘Atin loves Deni.’
The prepositions ka and dha' ‘to’ are those that mark the stimulus. For some
speakers, this preposition can be omitted, but for others the structure is unac-
ceptable. Examples (65-67) correspond to (61-63), respectively.
(65) %Rudi parcaja anom-ma.
Rudi believe uncle-DEF
‘Rudi believes his uncle.’
(66) %Wati enga' jawab-ba guru.
Wati remember answer-DEF teacher
‘Wati remembered the teacher’s answer.’
(67) %Hasan baji' taretan-na.
Hasan hate brother-DEF
‘Hasan hates his brother.’
However, not all verbs that appear to belong in this class permit preposition
omission. The stimulus for peggel ‘angry’ (68), tako' ‘afraid’ (69), and busen
(^3) These predicates correspond to what are frequently identified as psychological predi-
cates or ‘psych verbs’ in the theoretical literature (Belletti and Rizzi 1988, Levin 1993).