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In a transitive clause without inverse marking on the verb , as in ( 3 ) , the notional subject will be proximate and the notional object will be obviative . Such clauses can be referred to as direct clauses by analogy to Algonquian .
In a transitive clause without inverse marking on the verb , as in ( 3 ) , the notional subject will be proximate and the notional object will be obviative . Such clauses can be referred to as direct clauses by analogy to Algonquian .
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Example ( 33 ) is a Kutenai example of a double obviative inverse clause from one of the texts in Boas ( 1918 : 36 ) , using Boas's original phonetic notation . ( 33 ) qa - e'tx - naps - I ́s - ne k . ta'wta - s neg - bite - INVERSE ...
Example ( 33 ) is a Kutenai example of a double obviative inverse clause from one of the texts in Boas ( 1918 : 36 ) , using Boas's original phonetic notation . ( 33 ) qa - e'tx - naps - I ́s - ne k . ta'wta - s neg - bite - INVERSE ...
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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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