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... referent feels . This is shown by the gen- eral trend of proximate / obviative patterning ; obviative referents almost never have intentions ascribed to them . However , this is also shown by the “ exceptions " to this trend ; when an ...
... referent feels . This is shown by the gen- eral trend of proximate / obviative patterning ; obviative referents almost never have intentions ascribed to them . However , this is also shown by the “ exceptions " to this trend ; when an ...
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Summarizing , then , we see that every referent that speaks is made proxi- mate , regardless of that referent's relation to the topic structure of the dis- course or to other referents . Thus , although Alice Ahenakew is talking mainly ...
Summarizing , then , we see that every referent that speaks is made proxi- mate , regardless of that referent's relation to the topic structure of the dis- course or to other referents . Thus , although Alice Ahenakew is talking mainly ...
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... referent . However , there are a host of other instances of obviative referents acting where no indirect evidentials ... referent's intention is in question . For these reasons , I conclude that the patterning between indirect ...
... referent . However , there are a host of other instances of obviative referents acting where no indirect evidentials ... referent's intention is in question . For these reasons , I conclude that the patterning between indirect ...
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Julie Brittain Carrie Dyck Yvan Rose Marguerite MacKenzie | 29 |
Clare Cook | 47 |
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