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64. Bait- in sentential complements: bait- (v -(e)la)

Yellow: variational pattern attested
Blue: variational pattern non-attested

(2) Hau da haren abantailik handiena, ez baitu ainitz xahutzen

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Artiagoitia, Xabier. 2003. «Complementation (noun clauses)». In José Ignacio Hualde and Jon Ortiz de Urbina (eds.), A grammar of Basque. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 634-711.

Lafitte, Pierre. 1944. Grammaire Basque (Navarro-Labourdin Littèraire). Baiona: Librairie Le Livre. [Reprinted in 1979. Donostia: Elkar]

Generalized pattern. Sentential factives complements are headed by the complementizer -(e)la.

(1)	Hau	da	haren	abantailik	handiena,	ez	duela	asko	gastatzen
	This	is	her/his	advantage.PRTV	biggest	not	(3ABS).have.3ERG.ELA	much	spend.IPFV
	‘That’s the main advantage, that (s)he doesn`t spent much.’

Variational pattern. Bait- is also attested in complement clauses. In general, this sentential complement is presented by a demostrative in the main sentence (Lafitte 1979 [1944]: 405).

(2)	Hau	da	haren	abantailik	handiena,	ez	baitu	ainitz	xahutzen
	This	is	her/his	advantage.PRTV	biggest	not	BAIT.(3ABS).have.3ERG	much	spend.IPFV
	‘That’s the main advantage, that (s)he doesn`t spent much.’

Reported in: eastern varieties (Lafitte 1979 [1944]: 405), Artiagoitia (2003: 648)

Chapter: Complementizer

Keywords: complementizer, embedding, relatives, sentential complements

References:

Artiagoitia (2003), Lafitte (1944)

Artiagoitia, Xabier. 2003. «Complementation (noun clauses)». In José Ignacio Hualde and Jon Ortiz de Urbina (eds.), A grammar of Basque. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 634-711.

Lafitte, Pierre. 1944. Grammaire Basque (Navarro-Labourdin Littèraire). Baiona: Librairie Le Livre. [Reprinted in 1979. Donostia: Elkar]

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