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Re: subjunctive



+AD4- Subject: Subjunctive
+AD4-
+AD4- It seems to me that we need a two-tier approach for ceqli, however.
+AD4- If he were alive, he'd watch this tv show.
+AD4- If he is alive, he's watching this tv show.
+AD4-
+AD4- So, we need a modifier that means:  +ACI-In the counterfactual world that+ACI- and
+AD4- another that means +ACI-In the possible world that.+ACI-
+AD4-
+AD4- For the first, I propose +ACI-bwi+ACI- from the russian:
+AD4- Bwi ke da ji, da xaw cide telikel.
+AD4- In the counterfactual world that he is alive, he is watching this tv show.
+AD4- And the second, +ACI-ha+ACI- from the Hungarian:

+AD4- Ha ke da ji, do xaw cide telikel.
+AD4- If he's alive, he's watching this tv show.
+AD4-
I appreciate the difference well, and the sugggestions seem reasonable to
me.  Go for it.
John