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Re: [saweli] Re: ditransitive verbs: he called me a friend

In a message dated 5/15/2007 7:46:42 AM Central Daylight Time, sts@hidden.email writes:


P/F: He heard the girl singing in the garden. (And it's a fact that she
sang there.)
P/FJ: He heard the girl singing in the garden. (But it's only his own
judgement that she sang there.)


Is the second one an example of what he might say as a result of a dream or hallucination, which he heard, but which may not have actually happened?

If so, then it could be accounted for by additional words to that effect or by context.  Only something extra would account for the second, subjective (aha! the distinction, no?) interpretation.

stevo