This paper argues, from the perspective of labeling, that the epistemic predicates kolyeha- and kancwuha- taking small clause complements headed by -(u)lo have different verbal domain structures, in that the verbal domain with kolyeha- can have either a proleptic object or a raised object, while that with kancwuha- can only have a raised object. Contra Chomsky (2015), we argue that this results from the difference in the strength of the root based on the (un)availability of genitival nominalization containing those verbal noun Rs kancwu is a weak R, while kolye is a strong R. Using this modified labeling theory, we account for disparities between the verbal noun kolye and the verbal noun kancwu in scrambling and ellipsis, despite the fact that these two Rs convey the same semantic meaning as epistemic verbs.
1. Introduction
2. Assumptions
3. Weak R vs. Strong R
4. Structures
5. Analysis
6. Concluding Remarks
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