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Double Obviative Clauses In general , the contrast between the direct construction and the inverse construction can be characterized , both for Kutenai and for Algonquian languages , in terms of whether the notional subject is proximate ...
Double Obviative Clauses In general , the contrast between the direct construction and the inverse construction can be characterized , both for Kutenai and for Algonquian languages , in terms of whether the notional subject is proximate ...
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The fact that only third persons partake in the obviation system of Kutenai is also reflected in the possessive construction . While , as shown above , nouns possessed by third persons are syntactically obviative in Kutenai , nouns ...
The fact that only third persons partake in the obviation system of Kutenai is also reflected in the possessive construction . While , as shown above , nouns possessed by third persons are syntactically obviative in Kutenai , nouns ...
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And there is no inverse construction used when the notional subject is obviative . The term " inverse ” is also a term that has been applied to constructions in a number of languages ( e.g. , Cherokee , by Scancarelli 1986 : 81 ; Nootka ...
And there is no inverse construction used when the notional subject is obviative . The term " inverse ” is also a term that has been applied to constructions in a number of languages ( e.g. , Cherokee , by Scancarelli 1986 : 81 ; Nootka ...
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