Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference, Volume 38Carleton University, 2006 - Algonquian Indians |
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In these cases , the event may clearly precede the utterance time , and yet the event has present relevance - it is still related to the utterance time , much like the present perfect in English . * In ( 4 ) , the context is one of ...
In these cases , the event may clearly precede the utterance time , and yet the event has present relevance - it is still related to the utterance time , much like the present perfect in English . * In ( 4 ) , the context is one of ...
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Significantly , none of the five ê - clauses ( underlined ) are marked with kî- , even though the events are taking place ... time and is overtly marked with the preverb kî- when the event is shifted with respect to the utterance time .
Significantly , none of the five ê - clauses ( underlined ) are marked with kî- , even though the events are taking place ... time and is overtly marked with the preverb kî- when the event is shifted with respect to the utterance time .
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time of the event relative to an embedded clause or a preceeding clause . ... Thus , in both ( 7a ) and ( 7b ) , the temporal ordering of the events reflects the lin- ear ordering of the events ( much like in English narratives ...
time of the event relative to an embedded clause or a preceeding clause . ... Thus , in both ( 7a ) and ( 7b ) , the temporal ordering of the events reflects the lin- ear ordering of the events ( much like in English narratives ...
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Julie Brittain Carrie Dyck Yvan Rose Marguerite MacKenzie | 29 |
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