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Page 258
... inanimate nouns bear obviative marking . This is shown in the paradigm table in ( 1 ) . This obviative marking is distinct for the singular only . The inanimate obvia- tive plural looks like the proximate plural . ( 1 ) INANIMATE ...
... inanimate nouns bear obviative marking . This is shown in the paradigm table in ( 1 ) . This obviative marking is distinct for the singular only . The inanimate obvia- tive plural looks like the proximate plural . ( 1 ) INANIMATE ...
Page 395
... inanimate " . Early on it was noticed that nouns referring to " beings " ( human , animal , or supernatural ) or " items often personified " ( e.g. dolls , heavenly bodies ) were all " animate " - hence the term . Since these nouns fit ...
... inanimate " . Early on it was noticed that nouns referring to " beings " ( human , animal , or supernatural ) or " items often personified " ( e.g. dolls , heavenly bodies ) were all " animate " - hence the term . Since these nouns fit ...
Page 397
... inanimate , with different meanings for each gender . Variable animates ( VA ) are nouns that occur both as an animate and as an inanimate , with no apparent difference in meaning for each gender . Variable animates proba- bly stem ...
... inanimate , with different meanings for each gender . Variable animates ( VA ) are nouns that occur both as an animate and as an inanimate , with no apparent difference in meaning for each gender . Variable animates proba- bly stem ...
Contents
MARIEODILE JUNKER AND LOUISE BLACKSMITH | 258 |
ED KOENIG | 269 |
JOAN LOVISEK | 278 |
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Aboriginal Algonquian American Anderson animate appears band boundaries Canada Canadian Carleton University Chief Chippewa claim continue contraction Cree culture derived described Eastern evidence example fact Figure fishery fishing focus focussing four given groups historical hunting important INAN inanimate Indian indicates initial involved Island John John River Journal Lake land language letter lines Linguistics living meaning Mi'kmaq narrative Native North noted nouns object Ojibway Ojibwe Ontario original Ottawa otter particles pattern period Plains population position present Press recorded reference reflection region relations reported River Robinson Saulteaux similar Society stems story structure suffixes suggests territory texts tion Toronto trade traditional Treaty University verb Winnipeg