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... distinct from the proximate subject of the clause . Example ( 18 ) involves two levels of possession . The proxi- mate participant in ( 18 ) is expressed only by the possessive suffix - > is on ma ' mother ' . Because ma ' mother ' is ...
... distinct from the proximate subject of the clause . Example ( 18 ) involves two levels of possession . The proxi- mate participant in ( 18 ) is expressed only by the possessive suffix - > is on ma ' mother ' . Because ma ' mother ' is ...
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... distinct third person obviative participant . Since the verb in ( 49 ) is intransitive , the -mi cannot be indicating an obviative object . Analysing examples like ( 49 ) in terms of some notion of first or second person obviative is ...
... distinct third person obviative participant . Since the verb in ( 49 ) is intransitive , the -mi cannot be indicating an obviative object . Analysing examples like ( 49 ) in terms of some notion of first or second person obviative is ...
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... distinct from the topic in the preceding discourse . While I have seen no hard data on the frequency of this construction , it ap- pears to be far less frequent than the use of proximate subject verb forms in Kutenai and Algonquian ...
... distinct from the topic in the preceding discourse . While I have seen no hard data on the frequency of this construction , it ap- pears to be far less frequent than the use of proximate subject verb forms in Kutenai and Algonquian ...
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Algonquian American animals Anne's appear band bear Canadian Carleton University century Cherokee chief claim clan clause Company consonant contain continued Court Cree culture Delaware described dialects discourse discussion early English evidence example fact final furs given hunting important included Indian indicates individual inverse involved issues John Kutenai Lake land languages Linguistics living marked meaning Michigan Micmac Native North noted nouns object obviation obviative occur Ojibwa Ontario participant pattern political possessed possible present Press prox proximate question records reduplication reference reported represent River Roy's shift shows similar social society stem story suggests syllable third person trade traditional trappers treaty tribe United University verb Vincent vowel White York young