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... for Kutenai Previous proximate continues in current clause Previous proximate not in current clause and Number of Total Proximate Number Shifts Percentage 122 5 4.1 % current clause contains only less animate participants 23 2 8.7 ...
... for Kutenai Previous proximate continues in current clause Previous proximate not in current clause and Number of Total Proximate Number Shifts Percentage 122 5 4.1 % current clause contains only less animate participants 23 2 8.7 ...
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Only one participant per clause can be proximate , though syn- tactically obviative participants may not be marked obviative morphologically , their obviative status being demonstrable on the basis of triggering obviative verb forms in ...
Only one participant per clause can be proximate , though syn- tactically obviative participants may not be marked obviative morphologically , their obviative status being demonstrable on the basis of triggering obviative verb forms in ...
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The inflectional category of proximate participant is associated with some discourse notion like " primary " or " most topical " participant at a given point in the discourse . i . A given participant may maintain status as the ...
The inflectional category of proximate participant is associated with some discourse notion like " primary " or " most topical " participant at a given point in the discourse . i . A given participant may maintain status as the ...
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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