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... patient - descriptive The eight semantic notions define the major verb classes signalled by the abstract finals of the Cree verb system ; the other classes expressed by them are mostly specialized developments of these .
... patient - descriptive The eight semantic notions define the major verb classes signalled by the abstract finals of the Cree verb system ; the other classes expressed by them are mostly specialized developments of these .
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As can be seen from the list in Table 2 , these instruments , expressed by appropriate CFs or roots , include the general class of instruments expressed by CF -ah ' by tool ' , and various specialized instrumentalities such as cutting ...
As can be seen from the list in Table 2 , these instruments , expressed by appropriate CFs or roots , include the general class of instruments expressed by CF -ah ' by tool ' , and various specialized instrumentalities such as cutting ...
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The general causative is patient - descriptive but at a very abstract level - it only indicates that the patient is affected by some cause . Nonetheless , it is not agent - descriptive because nothing is expressed ...
The general causative is patient - descriptive but at a very abstract level - it only indicates that the patient is affected by some cause . Nonetheless , it is not agent - descriptive because nothing is expressed ...
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La fonction gélinotte | 49 |
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