Dear Typologists,<div><br></div><div>In Mongsen Ao, 'understand' is expressed by the verb root 'hear' suffixed by the abilitative modality marker (see p.149 and pp.329-330 for examples). Some other verbs of cognition appear to express related lexicalised meanings when suffixed by the abilitive marker, e.g. 'think-ABIL' results in a meaning of 'realise'.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Coupe, A.R. 2007. "A grammar of Mongsen Ao". Mouton de Gruyter: Berlin/New York</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Alec<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Alexander R. Coupe, Ph.D<br>Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies<br>
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