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First , unlike other oblique objects , locational DPs cannot control agreement in Blackfoot , and I argue that this is because they have inherent case , and therefore cannot check the [ Sentient ] feature on the verb .
First , unlike other oblique objects , locational DPs cannot control agreement in Blackfoot , and I argue that this is because they have inherent case , and therefore cannot check the [ Sentient ] feature on the verb .
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Algonquian languages have a set of words , commonly called preverbs , which precede the verb and which host prefixes ( or proclitics ) that occur on verbs if there is no preverb . For example in ( 46 ) from Malecite - Passamaquoddy ...
Algonquian languages have a set of words , commonly called preverbs , which precede the verb and which host prefixes ( or proclitics ) that occur on verbs if there is no preverb . For example in ( 46 ) from Malecite - Passamaquoddy ...
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00.00 • Verb - subject word order O Subject - verb word order Map 8. Order of subject and verb . > Being VS is largely equivalent to being verb - initial ( the latter implying both VS and Vo , i.e. , verb preceding object ) , since OVS ...
00.00 • Verb - subject word order O Subject - verb word order Map 8. Order of subject and verb . > Being VS is largely equivalent to being verb - initial ( the latter implying both VS and Vo , i.e. , verb preceding object ) , since OVS ...
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