rarum 96: grammaticalization of these verbs, denoting activities with subjects in an agentive role, as auxiliaries of passives where non-agents are promoted to subject: (i)…
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rarum 96: grammaticalization of these verbs, denoting activities with subjects in an agentive role, as auxiliaries of passives where non-agents are promoted to subject: (i)…
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rarum 45: tense not only marked on verbs, but simultaneously on other words too, including nouns (tense agreement?) Where found Kayardild, Lardil, Baagandji, Pitta-Pitta (Australian);…
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rarum 97: verbs of cognition (especially ‘to think, know, remember’ – more precisely, non-communicative cognition, as opposed to cognition based on communication, such as ‘to…
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rarum 47: use of an oblique case on a non-finite verb form to express evidentiality (hearsay, inferential) Where found Estonian and South Estonian dialects (Uralic);…
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rarum 111: infix positioned after the last consonant of the onset of the stem, i.e., after the first consonant if there is only one or…
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rarum 57: a mixed (aka “common”, “resolution”, “indefinite”) gender in 3rd person (probably also 2nd and 1st person) non-singular pronouns for reference to mixed sets…
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rarum 119: “conjunct vs. disjunct” system of (bound) person marking, with the conjunct form referring to the speaker in statements and the addressee in questions,…
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rarum 60: contrast in personal pronouns for moyety, kin class, and generation level membership Where found Adnyamadhanha and other Australian lgs Domain morphology: inflection Subdomain…
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rarum 120: interrogative pro verbs Where found Southern Paiute (Uto-Aztecan); Chukchi (Chukchi-Kamchatkan); Mandarin (Chinese, Sino-Tibetan); Yankunytjatjara (aka Western Desert (PN), Kayardild ((non?) PN), and many…
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rarum 65: inclusive/exclusive contrast for 2nd person (‘you several, non-SAPs included/excluded’) Where found SE Ambrym (Austronesian), Port Sandwich (Austronesian) (?); Yokuts (Yokutsan); Ojibwe, Cree, Fox,…