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Object Agreement in Blackfoot : Sentient and Non - Sentient Controllers HEATHER BLISS University of Calgary In so - called configurational languages such as English , grammatical roles can be defined structurally , and patterns of ...
Object Agreement in Blackfoot : Sentient and Non - Sentient Controllers HEATHER BLISS University of Calgary In so - called configurational languages such as English , grammatical roles can be defined structurally , and patterns of ...
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grammatically active feature in Blackfoot , and that with respect to object agreement , the feature [ Sentient ] fulfills a role similar to that of accusa- tive case in its ability to licence objects .
grammatically active feature in Blackfoot , and that with respect to object agreement , the feature [ Sentient ] fulfills a role similar to that of accusa- tive case in its ability to licence objects .
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Cross - clausal agreement The other exceptional case of object agreement is a phenomenon known as cross - clausal agreement , or CCA . 12 In CCA , a subject or object of a subordinate clause acts as the primary object in a matrix clause ...
Cross - clausal agreement The other exceptional case of object agreement is a phenomenon known as cross - clausal agreement , or CCA . 12 In CCA , a subject or object of a subordinate clause acts as the primary object in a matrix clause ...
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Contents
Heather Bliss | 11 |
Julie Brittain Carrie Dyck Yvan Rose Marguerite MacKenzie | 29 |
Clare Cook | 47 |
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