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List of tables, maps, and figures |
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Acknowledgements |
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Abbreviations and grammaticality conventions |
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0 Introduction |
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0.1 Tuvalu |
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0.2 Population |
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0.3 Tuvaluan society |
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0.4 The Tuvaluan language |
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0.4.1 Genetic affiliations and sociolinguistic content |
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0.4.2 Typological characteristics |
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0.4.3 Previous descriptions |
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0.4.4 Organization of the grammar and database |
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0.4.5 Orthography |
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1 | (263) |
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1 | (114) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.1.1.1 Direct speech and quoted speech |
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1 | (5) |
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1.1.1.2 Interrogative sentences |
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6 | (27) |
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1.1.1.3 Imperative sentences |
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33 | (6) |
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1.1.1.4 Other distinct sentence types |
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39 | (1) |
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1.1.1.5 Indirect speech acts |
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40 | (5) |
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45 | (1) |
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1.1.2.1 General markers of subordination |
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46 | (8) |
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54 | (9) |
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63 | (17) |
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80 | (27) |
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1.1.2.5 Sequence of tenses |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (3) |
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1.1.2.7 Noun-phrase raising |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (36) |
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1.2.1 Internal structure of the sentence |
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115 | (1) |
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1.2.1.1 Copular sentences |
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115 | (11) |
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126 | (10) |
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136 | (3) |
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139 | (1) |
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1.2.2.1 Operational definition for the adjective phrase |
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139 | (1) |
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1.2.2.2 Adjectives that take arguments |
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140 | (2) |
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1.2.2.3 Adverbial modifiers of adjectives |
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142 | (1) |
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1.2.2.4 Order of arguments and modifiers |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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1.2.3.1 Operational definition for the adverbial phrase |
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143 | (1) |
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1.2.3.2 Adverbial modifiers of adverbials |
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143 | (1) |
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1.2.3.3 Order of modifying and modified adverbials |
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144 | (1) |
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1.2.3.4 Restriction of adverbial modifiers to particular adverbials |
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144 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Prepositional phrases |
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144 | (1) |
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1.2.4.1 Operational definition for the prepositional phrase |
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144 | (1) |
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1.2.4.2 Prepositions and their objects |
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145 | (1) |
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1.2.4.3 Modifiers of prepositions |
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145 | (1) |
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1.2.4.4 Prepositions that can govern more than one case |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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1.2.5.1 Operational definition for the noun phrase |
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145 | (1) |
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1.2.5.2 Modifiers in noun phrases |
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146 | (3) |
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1.2.5.3 Order of modifiers of the same type |
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149 | (1) |
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1.2.5.4 Inadmissible combinations of modifier types |
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150 | (1) |
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1.2.5.5 Order of the head and modifiers |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (26) |
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1.3.1 Characteristics of coordinate structures |
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151 | (1) |
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1.3.1.1 Sentence coordination |
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151 | (6) |
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1.3.1.2 Number of coordinators |
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157 | (1) |
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1.3.1.3 Coordination of nonsentential elements |
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158 | (8) |
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1.3.1.4 Coordination and accompaniment |
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166 | (2) |
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1.3.1.5 Structural parallelism in coordinate structures |
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168 | (3) |
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1.3.1.6 Double additive coordination |
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171 | (2) |
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1.3.1.7 Split noun-phrase coordination |
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173 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Omission of sentence elements in coordinated sentences |
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174 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Omission of elements in other coordinated constructions |
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176 | (1) |
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1.3.3.1 Omission of elements in noun-phrase coordination |
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176 | (1) |
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1.3.3.2 Omission of elements in adjective-phrase coordination |
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176 | (1) |
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1.3.3.3 Omission of elements in adverbial-phrase coordination |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (15) |
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180 | (1) |
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1.4.1.1 Verbal sentence negation |
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180 | (2) |
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1.4.1.2 Verbless sentence negation |
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182 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Constituent negation |
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182 | (4) |
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186 | (1) |
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1.4.4 Negation of coordinated elements |
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186 | (1) |
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1.4.5 Negation in subordinate clauses |
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186 | (1) |
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1.4.6 Subordinators with inherently negative meaning |
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187 | (1) |
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1.4.7 Other lexemes and constructions with negative meaning |
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188 | (4) |
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192 | (10) |
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1.5.1 Means of expressing anaphora |
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193 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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1.5.1.2 Deletion and verb-marking |
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193 | (1) |
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1.5.1.3 Ordinary personal pronoun |
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194 | (1) |
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1.5.1.4 Reflexive pronoun |
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194 | (1) |
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1.5.1.5 Special anaphoric pronoun |
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194 | (3) |
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197 | (1) |
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1.5.2 Domains of anaphora |
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198 | (1) |
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1.5.2.1 Within the clause |
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198 | (1) |
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1.5.2.2 Between coordinate structures |
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198 | (1) |
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1.5.2.3 Between superordinate and subordinate clauses |
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198 | (3) |
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1.5.2.4 Between different subordinate clauses |
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201 | (1) |
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1.5.2.5 Between different sentences |
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202 | (1) |
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1.5.3 Anaphoric elements next to complementizers |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (10) |
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1.6.1 Means of expressing reflexivity |
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202 | (1) |
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1.6.1.1-3 Reflexive pronouns and verbal affixes |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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1.6.1.5 Means of circumventing reflexivity |
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204 | (3) |
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1.6.2 Clause-boundedness of reflexivity |
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207 | (1) |
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1.6.3-4 Constraints on the antecedent |
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208 | (2) |
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1.6.5 Constraints on the target |
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210 | (1) |
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1.6.6 Reflexivity in nominalized clauses |
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211 | (1) |
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1.6.7 Reflexive relations in ordinary noun phrases |
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211 | (1) |
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1.6.8 Reflexive structures without overt antecedent |
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212 | (1) |
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1.6.9 Other uses of reflexive forms |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (5) |
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1.7.1 Means of expressing reciprocality |
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212 | (1) |
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1.7.1.1-2 Reciprocal pronouns |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (2) |
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1.7.2 Clause-boundedness of reciprocality |
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215 | (1) |
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1.7.3-5 Constraints on the antecedent and target |
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215 | (2) |
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1.7.6 Reciprocality in nominalized clauses |
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217 | (1) |
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1.7.7 Reciprocal relations in ordinary noun phrases |
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217 | (1) |
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1.7.8 Reciprocal structures without overt antecedent |
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217 | (1) |
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1.7.9 Other uses of reciprocal forms |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (7) |
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1.8.1 Means of expressing comparison |
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217 | (3) |
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1.8.2-4 Omission under identity in comparative constructions |
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220 | (1) |
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1.8.5 Differences between comparative structures |
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221 | (1) |
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1.8.6 Correlative comparison |
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221 | (1) |
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1.8.7 Superlative comparison |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (4) |
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1.9.1 Means of expressing equatives |
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224 | (4) |
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1.9.2--4 Omission under identity in equative constructions |
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228 | (1) |
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1.9.5 Differences between equative structures |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (6) |
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1.10.1 Possessive sentences |
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228 | (1) |
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1.10.1.1 Possessive sentences with existential verbs |
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228 | (1) |
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1.10.1.2 Possessive verbs |
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229 | (2) |
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1.10.1.3 Miscellaneous verbs denoting possession |
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231 | (2) |
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1.10.2 Alienable and inalienable possession |
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233 | (1) |
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1.10.3-5 Other categories associated with possession |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (13) |
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234 | (1) |
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1.11.1.1-2 Contradictory v. noncontradictory emphasis |
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234 | (1) |
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1.11.1.3 Means of expressing sentence emphasis |
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234 | (4) |
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1.11.2 Constituent emphasis |
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238 | (1) |
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1.11.2.1 Means of expressing constituent emphasis |
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238 | (7) |
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1.11.2.2 Elements that can be emphasized by various means |
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245 | (1) |
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1.11.3 Focus of yes-no questions |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (2) |
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1.12.1 Means of expressing sentence topic |
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247 | (1) |
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1.12.2 Elements that can be topicalized |
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248 | (1) |
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1.12.2.1 Constituent types |
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248 | (1) |
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1.12.2.2 Constituent functions |
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248 | (1) |
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1.12.2.3 Morphological processes accompanying movement |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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1.14 Other movement processes |
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249 | (5) |
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250 | (3) |
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1.14.2 Quantifier raising |
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253 | (1) |
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1.15 Minor sentence types |
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254 | (2) |
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1.15.1 Sentences without arguments or with restricted arguments |
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254 | (2) |
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1.15.2 Superlative expressions |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (8) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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1.16.4.1 Verbal adjective |
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260 | (2) |
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1.16.4.2 Nominal adjective |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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1.16.5 Preposition and case marker |
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263 | (1) |
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1.16.6 Numeral, quantifier, and interrogative word |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (344) |
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264 | (326) |
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264 | (1) |
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2.1.1.1 Means of marking syntactic and semantic functions |
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264 | (1) |
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2.1.1.2 Syntactic functions |
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264 | (38) |
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2.1.1.3 Syntactic functions with nonfinite verbs |
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302 | (9) |
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2.1.1.4 Nonlocal semantic functions |
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311 | (24) |
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2.1.1.5 Local semantic functions |
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335 | (14) |
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349 | (9) |
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2.1.1.7 Double case marking |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (8) |
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2.1.1.9 Classes and genders |
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367 | (1) |
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367 | (2) |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (2) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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2.1.2.1 Personal pronouns |
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374 | (22) |
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2.1.2.2 Reflexive pronouns |
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396 | (1) |
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2.1.2.3 Reciprocal pronouns |
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396 | (1) |
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2.1.2.4 Possessive pronouns |
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396 | (9) |
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2.1.2.5 Demonstrative pronouns and other demonstrative forms |
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405 | (16) |
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2.1.2.6 Interrogative words |
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421 | (12) |
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2.1.2.7 Relative pronouns and other relative words |
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433 | (4) |
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437 | (1) |
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2.1.3.1 Voice and valency |
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437 | (35) |
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472 | (7) |
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479 | (16) |
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495 | (15) |
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2.1.3.5 Finite and nonfinite forms |
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510 | (4) |
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2.1.3.6 Agreement in person, number, and other categories |
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514 | (24) |
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538 | (1) |
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539 | (1) |
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2.1.4.1 Predicative and attributive adjectives |
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540 | (1) |
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2.1.4.2 Absolute and contingent states |
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541 | (1) |
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2.1.4.3 Noun-adjective agreement |
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541 | (5) |
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546 | (1) |
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2.1.4.5 Degrees of quality |
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547 | (1) |
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2.1.4.6 Verbal morphology of predicative adjectives |
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548 | (1) |
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2.1.5 Prepositions and case markers |
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548 | (1) |
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2.1.5.1 Inventory of prepositions and case markers |
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548 | (2) |
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2.1.5.2 Preposition-noun agreement |
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550 | (1) |
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2.1.5.3 Prepositions with pronominal objects |
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550 | (1) |
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2.1.5.4 Prepositions and articles |
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551 | (1) |
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2.1.6 Numerals and quantifiers |
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551 | (1) |
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2.1.6.1 Numerals used in counting |
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552 | (1) |
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2.1.6.2 Cardinal numerals as predicates and attributes |
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553 | (5) |
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2.1.6.3 Specialized numerals |
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558 | (11) |
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569 | (1) |
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2.1.6.5 Other derivatives of numerals and related forms |
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570 | (5) |
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575 | (10) |
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585 | (1) |
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585 | (1) |
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2.1.7.2 Degrees of quality |
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586 | (1) |
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587 | (1) |
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2.1.9 Discourse conjuncts |
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587 | (3) |
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2.2 Derivational morphology |
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590 | (18) |
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2.2.1 Nouns from other categories |
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591 | (1) |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (1) |
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2.2.1.3--4 Nouns from adjectives and adverbs |
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593 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Verbs from other categories |
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593 | (1) |
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593 | (3) |
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596 | (2) |
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2.2.2.3-4 Verbs from adjectives and adverbs |
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598 | (1) |
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2.2.2.5 Verbs from interjections |
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598 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Adjectives from other categories |
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598 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Adverbs from other categories |
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598 | (1) |
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2.2.5 Other possibilities |
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599 | (1) |
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599 | (1) |
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2.2.6.1 Complex prepositions |
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599 | (2) |
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2.2.6.2 Simple derived prepositions |
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601 | (1) |
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2.2.6.3 Compound morphology |
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601 | (7) |
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608 | (15) |
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608 | (2) |
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3.1.1 Inventory of distinctive segments |
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608 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Description of distinctive segments |
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608 | (1) |
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608 | (2) |
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610 | (1) |
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3.1.2.3 Segments restricted to loanwords |
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610 | (1) |
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3.1.2.4 Segments restricted to particular word classes |
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610 | (1) |
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610 | (2) |
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3.2.1 Restrictions on consonants |
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611 | (1) |
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611 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Restrictions on vowels |
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611 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Phonotactic structure of lexical morphemes |
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611 | (1) |
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612 | (1) |
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3.2.6 Segmental harmony and other sequential restrictions |
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612 | (1) |
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612 | (11) |
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612 | (1) |
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612 | (1) |
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3.3.1.4--6 Liquids, nasals, and fricatives |
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613 | (1) |
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613 | (1) |
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613 | (1) |
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3.3.2.1 Significance of stress |
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613 | (1) |
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3.3.2.2 Phonetic correlates of stress |
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613 | (1) |
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613 | (1) |
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3.3.2.4 Position of stress |
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613 | (2) |
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615 | (1) |
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615 | (1) |
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3.4.5 Segmental and suprasegmental morphophonology |
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616 | (1) |
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3.4.1 Segment alternation |
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616 | (1) |
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3.4.1.1--2 Assimilation and dissimilation |
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616 | (1) |
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3.4.1.3 Other alternations between segments |
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616 | (2) |
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618 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Coalescence and split |
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618 | (1) |
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3.4.4 Deletion and insertion |
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618 | (1) |
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3.4.4.1 Deletion processes |
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618 | (1) |
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3.4.4.2 Insertion processes |
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619 | (1) |
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619 | (1) |
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3.4.5.1 Full reduplication |
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619 | (1) |
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3.4.5.2 Partial reduplication |
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620 | (3) |
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4 Ideophones and Interjections |
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623 | (3) |
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623 | (1) |
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623 | (3) |
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626 | (21) |
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5.1 Structured semantic fields |
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626 | (16) |
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5.1.1 Kinship terminology |
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626 | (1) |
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627 | (3) |
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630 | (1) |
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630 | (1) |
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5.1.1.4--6 By adoption, fosterage, and affiliation |
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631 | (2) |
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5.1.1.7 Terms for pairs of kin |
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633 | (1) |
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634 | (1) |
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5.1.2.1 Basic colour terms |
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634 | (1) |
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5.1.2.2 Nonbasic colour terms |
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635 | (2) |
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637 | (2) |
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5.1.4 Cooking and eating terminology |
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639 | (1) |
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5.1.4.1 Cooking terminology |
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640 | (1) |
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5.1.4.2 Eating terminology |
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641 | (1) |
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642 | (5) |
References |
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647 | (9) |
Index |
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