1.1. Declaratives

Declaratives are considered to be the default sentence type, with no particular marking. They include both affirmative and negative sentences. For their default word orders, see [SYNTAX 2.3.1].

a)     accountant cheque lose.

โ€˜The accountant lost the cheque.โ€™                                         

(based on Quer et al., 2005)

b)    ix1 eat already.

โ€˜I have already had lunch.โ€™