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The verb ' to kill ' is inflected for a proximate plural object and mora phologically could have either an obviative or a second obviative as subject , but the position of ' woman'at the end of the sentence probably rules out taking it ...
The verb ' to kill ' is inflected for a proximate plural object and mora phologically could have either an obviative or a second obviative as subject , but the position of ' woman'at the end of the sentence probably rules out taking it ...
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The first part is a narrative like example ( 3 ) , with the proximate consistently used for the flute - bearer and his group and the obviative used for their enemies . Then , at the point indicated in the translation by a slash ( / ) ...
The first part is a narrative like example ( 3 ) , with the proximate consistently used for the flute - bearer and his group and the obviative used for their enemies . Then , at the point indicated in the translation by a slash ( / ) ...
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The obviative shift , like the proximate shift , is a good example of how the secondary associations of the core use of a grammatical category can become independent denotata through being evoked by the unconditioned use of that ...
The obviative shift , like the proximate shift , is a good example of how the secondary associations of the core use of a grammatical category can become independent denotata through being evoked by the unconditioned use of that ...
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