nonesuch 90: accusative alignment for proper names and kin terms (as used for address), tripartite alignment for singular pronouns, neutral alignment for non-singular pronouns and…
nonesuch 90
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morphology, syntax
rarissimum 142
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rarissimum 142: only a single preposition – that is, one item of a word class distinct from other word classes (nouns, pronouns, verbs, inflectional clitics,…
rarum (or infrequentale?) 75: kinship verbs, i.e., pure kinship relations normally expressed by canonical transitive verbs rather than by nouns (which may also exist, though…
rarissimum 91
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rarissimum 91: double-oblique alignment, with one case (or other coding device) for both subject and object in transitive clauses and another case (or other coding…
rarissimum 143
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rarissimum 143: only a single adjective – that is, one item of a word class distinct from other word classes (in particular nouns and verbs)…
rarissimum 76
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rarissimum 76: adverb as a distinct word class but not adjective Where found Kambera (Malayo-Polynesian); Kwaza (unclassified, S. Rondônia, Brazil) Domain syntax Subdomain word classes…
nonesuch 92
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nonesuch 92: 3rd person independent pronouns as the only NPs to inflectionally distinguish subject and object Where found Washo (Hokan) Domain syntax Subdomain grammatical relations:…
rarum 77
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rarum 77: object before subject in basic word order Where found OVS: Coos (Coosan);ApalaÃ, Arekuna-Taupilang, BacairÃ, Hianacoto-Umaua, Hixkaryana, Makushi, Panare (all Carib ), Asurinà (Tupi)…
rarum 93
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rarum 93: two object arguments in one construction showing the same syntactic and morphological behaviour as the single object of a primary transitive verb (lgs…
rarissimum 78
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rarissimum 78: expression of numerical approximation (‘about 5’, ‘about the fifth’) by inversion of word order from Numeral + Noun to N + Num Where…