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... referent of the subject of the main clause is visiting are obviative in the main clause and in the clause of which e - mbwaachaajin ' whom she visits ' is the verb , but proximate in the clause of which ji - wii - yaamwaagwehn ' if they ...
... referent of the subject of the main clause is visiting are obviative in the main clause and in the clause of which e - mbwaachaajin ' whom she visits ' is the verb , but proximate in the clause of which ji - wii - yaamwaagwehn ' if they ...
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... subjects do not normally cause a proximate shift to occur , presumably because of the low importance associated with their referents . Table 5 Number of Proximate Shifts by Text Environment for OBVIATION IN KUTENAI AND ALGONQUIAN 141.
... subjects do not normally cause a proximate shift to occur , presumably because of the low importance associated with their referents . Table 5 Number of Proximate Shifts by Text Environment for OBVIATION IN KUTENAI AND ALGONQUIAN 141.
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