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In some cases , such as Inuktitut and Nocte , the similarity to the inverse con- struction in Algonquian is the role of a person hierarchy , the inverse form of a verb being used when the notional object is higher on a person hierarchy ...
In some cases , such as Inuktitut and Nocte , the similarity to the inverse con- struction in Algonquian is the role of a person hierarchy , the inverse form of a verb being used when the notional object is higher on a person hierarchy ...
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Simi- larly , while a prefix ho- indicates a proximate object , a zero in the same slot indicates a nonproximate object . Young and Morgan employ the term " fourth person " for the category Thompson uses the term " proximate " for ...
Simi- larly , while a prefix ho- indicates a proximate object , a zero in the same slot indicates a nonproximate object . Young and Morgan employ the term " fourth person " for the category Thompson uses the term " proximate " for ...
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Secondary objects are always limited to the third person . Primary objects are found in ordinary transitive verbs which take a single object and as the ( notional ) indirect object of ditransitive verbs ; the primary objects are not ...
Secondary objects are always limited to the third person . Primary objects are found in ordinary transitive verbs which take a single object and as the ( notional ) indirect object of ditransitive verbs ; the primary objects are not ...
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