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... referred to as obviation systems , bears a strong similarity to the obviation system of Algonquian languages in both its discourse and its syntactic properties.2 The term " obviative " was , in fact , applied by Boas ( 1927 : 93 ) and ...
... referred to as obviation systems , bears a strong similarity to the obviation system of Algonquian languages in both its discourse and its syntactic properties.2 The term " obviative " was , in fact , applied by Boas ( 1927 : 93 ) and ...
Page 280
... referred to previously for Montagnais and never reported for other dialects . Recent fieldwork with speakers of East Cree and Naskapi indicates that the Subjective forms are used in these dialects . The Subjec- tive inflections , which ...
... referred to previously for Montagnais and never reported for other dialects . Recent fieldwork with speakers of East Cree and Naskapi indicates that the Subjective forms are used in these dialects . The Subjec- tive inflections , which ...
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... referred to as a final . Transitive Animate stems have a grammatically animate object ; Transitive Inanimate stems have an inanimate object . The intransitive and Transitive Animate classes are characterized by the finals with which ...
... referred to as a final . Transitive Animate stems have a grammatically animate object ; Transitive Inanimate stems have an inanimate object . The intransitive and Transitive Animate classes are characterized by the finals with which ...
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