Keevallik and Amon have published an article tracing how the Estonian word 'näed', or 'you see', functions as an evidential, and how it has emerged as such a token through multimodal use. Abstract: Verbs of perception are known for their prolific use in various non-literal functions that are usually argued to have developed from their …
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