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... definite article does not assume that the dog is visible or known to the addressee : ( 4 ) Hey , don't go in there ! The dog will bite you . There are also situations in which definite articles are used for which a demonstrative cannot ...
... definite article does not assume that the dog is visible or known to the addressee : ( 4 ) Hey , don't go in there ! The dog will bite you . There are also situations in which definite articles are used for which a demonstrative cannot ...
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... definite articles appear in English , but crosslinguistically , Greenberg ( 1978 ) has found that definite articles may occur with a broader range of referring expressions . First , definite articles may mark proper nouns , which ...
... definite articles appear in English , but crosslinguistically , Greenberg ( 1978 ) has found that definite articles may occur with a broader range of referring expressions . First , definite articles may mark proper nouns , which ...
Page 267
... definite article demwords seem to be more common than demonstrative demwords , particularly before proper nouns and possessive constructions ; that is , an expression such as not Plansowes in 13 is much more likely to simply mean ...
... definite article demwords seem to be more common than demonstrative demwords , particularly before proper nouns and possessive constructions ; that is , an expression such as not Plansowes in 13 is much more likely to simply mean ...
Contents
ALAN CALDWELL and MONICA MACAULAY | 18 |
REGNA DARNELL | 54 |
WILLIAM W GIFFIN | 68 |
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Algonquian American analysis animate appear begin Bloomfield called Carleton University Cheyenne chief conjunct continued Cree Crown Crown Lands culture definite demonstratives early ending English example experience final fishing given gives harmony historical human hunting Illinois independent Indian indicative Island James John Journal killed kiyâ Lake land landscape language later Leman Linguistics living look marked meaning Menominee Miami Native North noted noun object obviative oral tradition original person phonemic plural present Press Quaker recorded reference ribbon River shaman singular Society stems stop story syllable theme things third told Town tracks tradition tribal tribes University VAI.CIN vowel writing written young