jeff_l
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700 13 Clausal subordination
(872) a. anndr sssdn-aer
if know.Reslt-lSgS
[s a-\d i-wat ""a-janna],
[that Dem-\Comit 3MaSgS-hit.ShImpf Sg-rain]
[waer zajjar-aer]
[Neg go.out.LoImpfN]
'If I had known that the rain would strike (=that it was going
to rain), I would not have gone out.' [K-d]
b. anncir assan-aer
if know.Reslt-lSgS
[waer t-adare-r]
[Neg LoImpf-be.plump.LoImpfN-lSgS]
'If I had known, I would not be getting fat.' [K]
c. annar-\hl i-kfd atay,
if-USgO 3MaSgS-give.Reslt tea,
[waerAt ssss-aer]
[Neg-\3MaSgO drink(Vsw).Prohib-lSgS]
'If he had given me some tea, I wouldn't have drunk it.' [K-d]
13.9.3 Antecedent reduced to NP
Proverbs (Sg ozz) tend to be slightly elliptical for reasons of compactness.
Consider the one in (873).
(873) ae-kall-\ha-k-\d i-tt-amael-asn
Sg-land-\Dat-2Sg-\Centrip 3MaSgS-Pass-praise.PerfP-Partpl.MaSg
t-attaf-aed w-α n-nsek
2S-hold(Vdf).ShImpf-2SgS Ma-Dem.Sg Poss-2Sg
'a place that is praised (=excellent) for you, you hold (it as) your own.'
The NP is an indefinite relative, but pragmatically one can expand it as 'if
you find a place that is excellent for you'. The Shlmpf phrase therefore
functions pragmatically like a consequent clause.
13.10 Possessive an plus 'that' complement
Consider (874), which is closely related to the 'risk' example given above
(855).
