with an embedded first-person subject would usually use the past subjunctive here, since the present indicative and subjunctive appear identical: Er behauptet, ich hätte (instead of habe) es zur Post gebracht. Compare the normal embed-clause order after dass {|cellspacing="8" ||||| ||Left bracket(Conjunction)||Central field||Right bracket(Verb forms) |- ||i.||Er||behauptet,||dass||er es zur Post||gebracht hat |- ||||he||claims||that||he it to the post office||taken has |- |} Perspective effects on embedded V2 There are a limited number of V2 languages that can allow for embedded verb movement for a specific pragmatic effect similar to that of English. This is due to the perspective of the speaker. Languages such as German and Swedish have embedded verb second. The embedded verb second in these kinds of languages usually occur after 'bridge verbs'. (Bridge verbs are common verbs of speech and thoughts such as "say", "think", and "know", and the word "that" is not needed after these verbs. For example: I think he is coming.) Based on an assertion theory, the perspective of a speaker is reaffirmed in embedded V2 clauses. A speaker's sense of commitment to or responsibility for V2 in embedded clauses is greater than a non-V2 in embedded clause. This is the result of V2 characteristics. As shown in the examples below, there is a greater commitment to the truth in the embedded clause when V2 is in place. Variations of V2 Variations of V2 order such as V1 (verb-initial word order), V3 and V4 orders are widely attested in many Early Germanic and Medieval Romance languages. These variations are possible in the languages however it is severely restricted to specific contexts. V1 word order V1 (verb-initial word order) is a type of structure that contains the finite verb as the initial clause element. In other words the verb appears before the subject and the object of the sentence. (a) Max y-il [s no' tx;i;] [o naq Lwin]. (Mayan) PFV A3-see CLF dog CLF Pedro 'The dog saw Pedro.' V3 word order V3 (verb-third word order) is a variation of V2 in which the finite verb is in third position with two constituents preceding it. In V3, like in V2 word order, the constituents preceding the finite verb are not categorically restricted, as the constituents can be a DP, a PP, a CP and so on. V2 and left edge filling trigger (LEFT) V2 is fundamentally derived from a morphological obligatory exponence effect at sentence level.