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... focus construction . Traditionally , such sentences have been termed syntactic ambiguities and different structural descriptions , deep or surface have been attributed to them but one may also wish to term this type of ambiguity ...
... focus construction . Traditionally , such sentences have been termed syntactic ambiguities and different structural descriptions , deep or surface have been attributed to them but one may also wish to term this type of ambiguity ...
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focus construction . This latter structure is preferred by our informants . 17c . waskahi : kan ka : -apatisit na : pew mi : saw house Comp work man big 0-11 The house where the man works is big . d . waskahi : kanihk na : pew ka : -isi ...
focus construction . This latter structure is preferred by our informants . 17c . waskahi : kan ka : -apatisit na : pew mi : saw house Comp work man big 0-11 The house where the man works is big . d . waskahi : kanihk na : pew ka : -isi ...
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... focus bear two initial relations : a grammatical relation to the verb and an " overlay " relation of focus . But the preposed nominals bear only the final focus relation , while pronouns have replaced these nominals as final bearers of ...
... focus bear two initial relations : a grammatical relation to the verb and an " overlay " relation of focus . But the preposed nominals bear only the final focus relation , while pronouns have replaced these nominals as final bearers of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MEANINGS | 16 |
H Christoph Wolfart University of Manitoba | 37 |
Copyright | |
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