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The proximate noun is , as in Algonquian languages , mor- phologically unmarked , while obviative nouns are marked with the suffix - ( i ) s . In ( 3 ) , for example , the notional object patkiy ' woman ' bears this suffix -s ...
The proximate noun is , as in Algonquian languages , mor- phologically unmarked , while obviative nouns are marked with the suffix - ( i ) s . In ( 3 ) , for example , the notional object patkiy ' woman ' bears this suffix -s ...
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This suggests that inanimate NPs are in some sense functionally obviative in Ojibwa even if they are not marked as such . The fact that they trigger obviative agreement on agreeing forms , as noted above , provides further support for ...
This suggests that inanimate NPs are in some sense functionally obviative in Ojibwa even if they are not marked as such . The fact that they trigger obviative agreement on agreeing forms , as noted above , provides further support for ...
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There is an inflectional category of nouns , where one value , obviative , is formally marked , the other value , proximate , for- mally unmarked . b . There is an inflectional category of verbs , distinguished by whether the subject of ...
There is an inflectional category of nouns , where one value , obviative , is formally marked , the other value , proximate , for- mally unmarked . b . There is an inflectional category of verbs , distinguished by whether the subject of ...
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