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OF THE DUBITATIVE IN MOOSE CREE DEBORAH JAMES Scarborough
College , University of Toronto 1 . In this paper , the semantic function of the
dubitative mode in the dialect of Cree spoken in Moose Factory , Ontario , will be
examined .
OF THE DUBITATIVE IN MOOSE CREE DEBORAH JAMES Scarborough
College , University of Toronto 1 . In this paper , the semantic function of the
dubitative mode in the dialect of Cree spoken in Moose Factory , Ontario , will be
examined .
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conclude , then , that the use of dubitative always implies that ( and is only
appropriate when ) the speaker is not presupposing that the addressee knows
what the facts are . This would , then , explain why it is not used with direct ' yes -
no ...
conclude , then , that the use of dubitative always implies that ( and is only
appropriate when ) the speaker is not presupposing that the addressee knows
what the facts are . This would , then , explain why it is not used with direct ' yes -
no ...
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Further , in the case of WH - word questions and ' if clauses , these do not
logically imply any sense of ' probability ' , regardless of whether or not the verb is
in the dubitative ; they do not in themselves imply that any one answer or solution
is ...
Further , in the case of WH - word questions and ' if clauses , these do not
logically imply any sense of ' probability ' , regardless of whether or not the verb is
in the dubitative ; they do not in themselves imply that any one answer or solution
is ...
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