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An older person will often report something discerned to a younger , using the inanimate , while a younger will use the animate when reporting something to an elder . There is another aspect of the story which will be discussed here .
An older person will often report something discerned to a younger , using the inanimate , while a younger will use the animate when reporting something to an elder . There is another aspect of the story which will be discussed here .
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( a ) istsi ' Third person plural , inanimate gender , and distinct from another third person in the context . ' - ( a ) yi ' Third person singular , animate or inanimate gender , and distinct from another third person in the context .
( a ) istsi ' Third person plural , inanimate gender , and distinct from another third person in the context . ' - ( a ) yi ' Third person singular , animate or inanimate gender , and distinct from another third person in the context .
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8 We suspect that something like our DTP may account for so - called obviation of inanimate gender nouns in other Algonquian languages . 9 Following up a suggestion by Greg Thomson , we elicited the following sentences : ( i ) Oma ninaa ...
8 We suspect that something like our DTP may account for so - called obviation of inanimate gender nouns in other Algonquian languages . 9 Following up a suggestion by Greg Thomson , we elicited the following sentences : ( i ) Oma ninaa ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MEANINGS | 16 |
H Christoph Wolfart University of Manitoba | 37 |
Copyright | |
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