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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 ...
Page 127
The prevalence of non - verbal predication Plains Cree verbal predication uses a
head - marking strategy consistent with the pronominal argument hypothesis :
argument positions are filled by the null pronominal pro which is identified by ...
The prevalence of non - verbal predication Plains Cree verbal predication uses a
head - marking strategy consistent with the pronominal argument hypothesis :
argument positions are filled by the null pronominal pro which is identified by ...
Page 133
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
...
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
...
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SYLVIE BERBAUM | 14 |
LAURA BUSZARDWELCHER | 34 |
MARY ANN CORBIERE | 71 |
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