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(Wolfart and Carroll 1981:93) The conclusion that nominal predicate
constructions involve XP movement is also consistent with the more general split
in Plains Cree between isolating non-verbal predication and head-marking
verbal ...
(Wolfart and Carroll 1981:93) The conclusion that nominal predicate
constructions involve XP movement is also consistent with the more general split
in Plains Cree between isolating non-verbal predication and head-marking
verbal ...
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The prevalence ofnon-verbal predication Plains Cree verbal predication uses a
head-markingstrategy consistent with the pronominal argument hypothesis:
argument positions are filledby the null pronominal pro which is identified by ...
The prevalence ofnon-verbal predication Plains Cree verbal predication uses a
head-markingstrategy consistent with the pronominal argument hypothesis:
argument positions are filledby the null pronominal pro which is identified by ...
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One notable feature of this passage is the paucity of verbal predication. It begins
with a series of nominal predications (58a) which acknowledge the previous
discourse, êwako ôma "it is this (previously mentioned), introduce the speaker
into ...
One notable feature of this passage is the paucity of verbal predication. It begins
with a series of nominal predications (58a) which acknowledge the previous
discourse, êwako ôma "it is this (previously mentioned), introduce the speaker
into ...
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SYLVIE BERBAUM | 14 |
LAURA BUSZARDWELCHER | 34 |
MARY ANN CORBIERE | 71 |
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