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semantics and pragmatics of evidentials in cuzco quechua

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to or modify the s<strong>in</strong>cerity conditions <strong>of</strong> the act they apply to. The result<strong>in</strong>g act is<br />

assertion <strong>of</strong> the proposition expressed p for the Direct, <strong>and</strong> assertion <strong>of</strong> ¦p for the<br />

Conjectural. For sentences with the Reportative, I propose a new illocutionary act:<br />

“presentation” <strong>of</strong> p. This analysis accounts for the afore-mentioned as well as other<br />

properties <strong>of</strong> these <strong>evidentials</strong>.<br />

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