Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference, Volume 38Carleton University, 2006 - Algonquian Indians |
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unlike English adjuncts , non - thematic objects in Blackfoot can be pri- mary objects , even if there is a thematic object in the same clause . In fact , non - thematic objects obligatorily control agreement when they are present in a ...
unlike English adjuncts , non - thematic objects in Blackfoot can be pri- mary objects , even if there is a thematic object in the same clause . In fact , non - thematic objects obligatorily control agreement when they are present in a ...
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In ( 12 ) , the animate non - thematic object ana issítsimaan ' the baby ' controls agreement , as evidenced by the benefactive TA final -omo , and the direct theme suffix -a , and most importantly the third person singular proximate ...
In ( 12 ) , the animate non - thematic object ana issítsimaan ' the baby ' controls agreement , as evidenced by the benefactive TA final -omo , and the direct theme suffix -a , and most importantly the third person singular proximate ...
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Non - thematic objects Descriptively , the key difference between thematic and non - thematic objects is that the latter - but not the former - are restricted on the basis of sentience . In order to capture this observation , I proposed ...
Non - thematic objects Descriptively , the key difference between thematic and non - thematic objects is that the latter - but not the former - are restricted on the basis of sentience . In order to capture this observation , I proposed ...
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Contents
Heather Bliss | 11 |
Julie Brittain Carrie Dyck Yvan Rose Marguerite MacKenzie | 29 |
Clare Cook | 47 |
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Abenaki agreement Algonquian American animate appears Carleton University clause consonants context contrast Cree dialect direct discussion ê-conjunct Eastern endings English êsa event evidence evidential example fact final forms functions future given gives Goddard grammatical independent indicative Indian indicative inflection intention inverse Island John knowledge Kutenai land languages Linguistics Loup marked Massachusett meaning mode months n-suffixes names Narragansett negative noun object obviation obviative Ojibwe pattern Pentland person phonemic Plains Cree plural presented Press preverbs proximate reconstruction referent relation Salish sentence shared shows similar SNEA speaker speaking speech stem stories structure suffix thematic theme third person tion told types University utterances verb vowel Western Winnipeg Wolfart word-final