Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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0. OVERVIEW OF `ORO NAO' GRAMMAR |
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1 | (9) |
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1 | (1) |
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0.1.1. Segmental inventory |
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1.1.2. Syllable structure and prosody |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (5) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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0.2.6. Demonstratives and personal pronouns |
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6 | (1) |
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0.2.7. Verbal and nominal inflectional clitics |
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6 | (1) |
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0.2.7.1. Nominal inflectional clitics (NICS) |
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6 | (1) |
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0.2.7.2. Verbal inflectional clitics (VICS) |
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6 | (1) |
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0.3. Derivational morphology |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (213) |
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10 | (107) |
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10 | (68) |
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1.1.1.1. Direct and indirect speech sentence types |
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10 | (2) |
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1.1.1.2. Interrogative sentences |
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12 | (23) |
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1.1.1.3. Imperative sentences |
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35 | (4) |
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1.1.1.4. `Oro Nao' sentence types |
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39 | (39) |
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78 | (39) |
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1.1.2.1. General markers of subordination |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (5) |
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1.1.2.3. Relative clauses |
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83 | (7) |
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1.1.2.4. Verbal modification clauses |
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90 | (26) |
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1.1.2.5. Sequence of tenses |
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116 | (1) |
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1.2. Structural questions |
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117 | (42) |
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1.2.1. Internal structure of the sentence |
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117 | (29) |
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1.2.1.1. Copular sentences |
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117 | (3) |
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1.2.1.2. Verbal sentences |
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120 | (19) |
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1.2.1.3. Verbal modification |
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139 | (7) |
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1.2.2. Nominal modification phrases |
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146 | (1) |
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1.2.3. Verbal modification phrases |
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146 | (1) |
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1.2.4. Prepositional phrases |
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146 | (3) |
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1.2.4.1. Operational definition for the prepositional phrase |
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146 | (2) |
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1.2.4.2. Prepositional phrases and their arguments |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (10) |
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1.2.5.1. Operational definition for a noun phrase |
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149 | (1) |
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1.2.5.2. Modifiers of noun phrases |
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150 | (7) |
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1.2.5.3. Number of modifiers of a particular type which may co-occur |
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157 | (1) |
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1.2.5.4-5. Constraints on combinations of modifiers and order of the heads and various modifiers |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (13) |
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1.3.1. Means of expressing coordination |
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159 | (4) |
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1.3.1.1. `and'-coordination |
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159 | (2) |
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1.3.1.2. `but'-coordination |
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161 | (1) |
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1.3.1.3. `or'-coordination |
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162 | (1) |
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1.3.1.4. `like'-coordination |
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162 | (1) |
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1.3.2. Number of coordinators |
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163 | (1) |
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1.3.3. Coordination of major categories of the sentence |
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163 | (3) |
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1.3.4. Coordination and accompaniment |
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166 | (1) |
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1.3.5. Structural parallelism in coordination |
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167 | (2) |
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1.3.5.1. Coordination of nominal modifiers and participal constructions |
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167 | (1) |
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1.3.5.2. Coordination of nouns and nominalized constructions |
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168 | (1) |
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1.3.5.3. Coordination of various types of adverbials |
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169 | (1) |
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1.3.5.4. Coordination of active and passive verbs |
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169 | (1) |
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1.3.5.5. Coordination of verb categories |
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169 | (1) |
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1.3.6. Elements of the sentence that can be omitted under identity in coordination |
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169 | (1) |
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1.3.7. Elements of the noun phrase that can be omitted under identity in coordination |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (8) |
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172 | (5) |
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1.4.2. Constituent negation |
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177 | (1) |
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1.4.3. More than one negative element in a sentence |
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178 | (1) |
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1.4.4. Coordination of negative clauses or sentences |
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179 | (1) |
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1.4.5. Negation in subordinate and higher clauses |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (9) |
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1.5.1. Means of expressing anaphora |
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180 | (7) |
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180 | (3) |
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1.5.1.2. Deletion where element is marked on verb or other constituent |
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183 | (1) |
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1.5.1.3. Demonstrative pronoun anaphora |
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183 | (2) |
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1.5.1.4. Reflexive pronoun anaphora |
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185 | (1) |
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1.5.1.5. Special anaphoric pronouns |
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185 | (1) |
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1.5.1.6. Anaphoric function of referent particle quem |
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186 | (1) |
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1.5.2. Anaphora in various syntactic environments |
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187 | (1) |
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1.5.2.1. Anaphora within the clause |
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187 | (1) |
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1.5.2.2-3. Anaphora between coordinate and superordinate and subordinate clauses |
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187 | (1) |
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1.5.2.4. Anaphora between subordinate clauses |
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187 | (1) |
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1.5.2.5. Anaphora between different sentences |
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188 | (1) |
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1.5.3. Subordinating conjunctions |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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1.6.1. Means of expressing reflexivity |
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189 | (1) |
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1.6.1.1. Invariable reflexive person marking morphemes |
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189 | (1) |
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1.6.1.2. Variable reflexive person marking morphemes |
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189 | (1) |
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1.6.2. Scope of reflexivity |
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190 | (1) |
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1.6.3. Syntactic functions relating to reflexives |
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190 | (1) |
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1.6.4. Position of reflexives within clause |
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191 | (1) |
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1.6.5. Relations between antecedent and reflexive |
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191 | (1) |
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1.6.6. Reflexive relations in nominalized clauses |
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191 | (1) |
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1.6.7. Reflexive relations in noun phrases |
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191 | (1) |
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1.6.8. Reflexives without overt antecedents |
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191 | (1) |
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1.6.9. Other uses of reflexive forms |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (2) |
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1.7.1. Means of expressing reciprocality |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (3) |
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1.8.1. Means of expressing comparison |
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193 | (2) |
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1.8.2-4. Omission of elements under identity |
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195 | (1) |
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1.8.5. Types of comparative structures |
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195 | (1) |
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1.8.6. Correlative comparison |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (2) |
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1.9.1. Means of expressing equative |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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1.10.1. Sentences expressing possession |
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198 | (1) |
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1.10.2. Alienable and inalienable possession |
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199 | (1) |
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1.10.3. Temporary and permanent possession |
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199 | (1) |
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1.10.4. Possession relative to persons, animals and things |
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199 | (1) |
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1.10.5. Present and past possession |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (13) |
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1.11.1. Sentence emphasis |
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199 | (6) |
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1.11.1.1. Noncontradictory sentence emphasis |
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199 | (6) |
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1.11.1.2. Contradictory sentence emphasis |
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205 | (1) |
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1.11.2. Constituent emphasis |
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205 | (6) |
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1.11.2.1. Means of expressing constituent emphasis |
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205 | (4) |
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1.11.2.2. Elements which may be emphasized |
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209 | (2) |
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1.11.3. The focus of yes-no questions |
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211 | (1) |
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1.12. Topic and thematic marking |
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212 | (6) |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (3) |
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218 | (1) |
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1.14. Other movement processes |
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218 | (1) |
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1.15. Minor sentence types |
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218 | (2) |
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1.16. Operational definitions for word classes |
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220 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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1.16.6. Numeral/quantifier |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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1.16.8. Inflectional clitics |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (172) |
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223 | (132) |
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223 | (80) |
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2.1.1.1. Means by which the syntactic and semantic functions of noun phrases are expressed |
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223 | (2) |
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2.1.1.2. Means for expressing syntactic functions |
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225 | (4) |
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2.1.1.3. Syntactic functions in relation to nonfinite forms |
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229 | (1) |
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2.1.1.4. Means of expressing nonlocal semantic functions |
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229 | (23) |
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2.1.1.5. Local semantic functions |
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252 | (33) |
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2.1.1.6. Locations in time |
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285 | (5) |
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2.1.1.7. Double case marking |
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290 | (1) |
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2.1.1.8. Number marking system |
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290 | (4) |
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2.1.1.9. Division of nouns into classes |
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294 | (7) |
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2.1.1.10. Marking of definiteness in noun phrases |
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301 | (1) |
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2.1.1.11-12. Marking of indefiniteness in noun phrases |
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302 | (1) |
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2.1.1.13. Marking of genericness in noun phrases |
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302 | (1) |
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2.1.1.14. Distinguishing of more important noun actors from less important ones |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (9) |
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2.1.2.1. Emphatic pronouns |
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303 | (2) |
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2.1.2.2. Demonstrative pronouns |
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305 | (2) |
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2.1.2.3. Demonstrative pronouns used as personal pronouns |
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307 | (4) |
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2.1.2.4. Reflexive, reciprocal and possessive pronouns |
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311 | (1) |
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2.1.2.5. Interrogative pronouns and other question words |
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311 | (1) |
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2.1.2.6. Relative pronouns |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (29) |
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312 | (6) |
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318 | (5) |
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323 | (3) |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (1) |
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2.1.3.6. Person, number, tense/mood, gender, human-nonhuman |
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329 | (12) |
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2.1.4. Nominal modification |
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341 | (6) |
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2.1.4.1. Distinctions between predicative and attributive forms of modification |
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342 | (2) |
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2.1.4.2. Distinction between absolute and contingent state |
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344 | (1) |
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2.1.4.3. Agreement between modification and nouns |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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2.1.4.5. Degrees of quality |
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346 | (1) |
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2.1.4.6. Verbal categories with predicative modification |
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347 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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2.1.6. Numerals and quantifiers |
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347 | (4) |
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2.1.6.1. Forms of numerals used in counting |
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347 | (1) |
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2.1.6.2. Distinct cardinal numeral forms used as attributes |
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347 | (2) |
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2.1.6.3. Distinct numerals for counting different kinds of objects |
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349 | (1) |
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2.1.6.4. Ordinal numerals |
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349 | (1) |
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2.1.6.5. Other derivatives of numerals |
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349 | (1) |
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349 | (2) |
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2.1.7. Verbal modification |
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351 | (1) |
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2.1.8. Clitics and particles |
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351 | (4) |
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2.1.8.1. Types of clitics |
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351 | (2) |
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2.1.8.2. Positions occupied by clitics |
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353 | (2) |
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2.1.8.3. Relative order of clitics |
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355 | (1) |
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2.1.8.4. Combinations of particles |
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355 | (1) |
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2.2. Derivational morphology |
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355 | (40) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (23) |
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356 | (10) |
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366 | (13) |
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2.2.2.3. Zero-derivation of operator words |
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379 | (1) |
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379 | (9) |
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379 | (8) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (4) |
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2.2.4.1. Reduplication of verbs |
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388 | (2) |
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2.2.4.2. Reduplication of nouns |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (1) |
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2.2.6. Derivation from verbal inflectional clitics |
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393 | (2) |
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395 | (32) |
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3.1. Phonological units (segments) |
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395 | (15) |
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3.1.1. Distinctive segments |
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395 | (1) |
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3.1.2. Description of distinctive segments |
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395 | (15) |
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395 | (8) |
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403 | (7) |
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410 | (1) |
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3.1.2.4. Restrictions in word classes |
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410 | (1) |
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410 | (6) |
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3.2.1. Distribution of single consonants |
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410 | (1) |
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3.2.1.1. Word-final consonants |
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410 | (1) |
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3.2.1.2. Word-initial consonants |
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410 | (1) |
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3.2.2. Distribution of consonant clusters |
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410 | (1) |
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3.2.2.1. Word-initial consonant clusters |
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410 | (1) |
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3.2.2.2. Word-final consonant clusters |
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410 | (1) |
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3.2.2.3. Word-medial consonant clusters |
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411 | (1) |
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3.2.3. Distribution of vowels |
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411 | (1) |
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3.2.3.1. Word-final vowels |
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411 | (1) |
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3.2.3.2. Word-initial vowels |
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411 | (1) |
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3.2.3.3. Sequences of (syllabic) vowels |
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411 | (1) |
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3.2.4. Differences between structure of lexical morphemes and words |
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411 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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3.2.5.1. Assignment of medial units and clusters to syllables |
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412 | (1) |
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3.2.5.2. Canonical syllable type |
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412 | (1) |
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3.2.6. Sequences of segments |
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412 | (4) |
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3.2.6.1. Consonant-vowel sequences |
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412 | (1) |
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3.2.6.2. Vowel-consonant sequences |
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413 | (1) |
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3.2.6.3. Restrictions of co-occurrence of segments |
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413 | (1) |
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413 | (2) |
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3.2.6.5. Consonant harmony |
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415 | (1) |
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3.2.6.6. Restrictions between adjacent or nonadjacent units or clusters |
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415 | (1) |
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3.2.6.7. Differences between phonotactic patterns with different word classes |
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415 | (1) |
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416 | (3) |
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416 | (1) |
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416 | (2) |
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3.3.2.1. Role of stress in the language |
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416 | (1) |
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3.3.2.2. Phonetic correlates of stress |
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417 | (1) |
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3.3.2.3. Levels of stress |
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417 | (1) |
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3.3.2.4. Position of stress |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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3.3.4.1-2. Normal intonation patterns |
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418 | (1) |
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3.3.4.3. Contrastive and emphatic intonation |
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419 | (1) |
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3.4. Morphophonology (segmental) |
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419 | (7) |
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3.4.1. Articulatory alterations |
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419 | (3) |
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3.4.1.1. Assimilatory processes |
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419 | (1) |
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3.4.1.2. Dissimilatory processes |
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420 | (1) |
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3.4.1.3. Alternations between segments |
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421 | (1) |
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3.4.2. Metathesis processes |
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422 | (1) |
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3.4.3. Coalescence and split |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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3.4.5. Deletion processes |
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424 | (1) |
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3.4.6. Insertion processes |
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425 | (1) |
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3.4.7. Reduplication processes |
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425 | (1) |
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3.5. Morphophonology (suprasegmental) |
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426 | (1) |
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4. IDEOPHONES AND INTERJECTIONS |
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427 | (7) |
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427 | (6) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (26) |
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5.1. Structured semantic fields |
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434 | (18) |
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5.1.1. Kinship terminology |
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434 | (11) |
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5.1.1.1-2. Sanguineal relationships |
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436 | (7) |
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5.1.1.3. Relationships by marriage |
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443 | (2) |
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5.1.1.4. Relationships by adoption |
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445 | (1) |
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5.1.2. Colour terminology |
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445 | (1) |
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446 | (3) |
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5.1.4. Cooking terminology |
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449 | (1) |
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449 | (1) |
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5.1.4.2. Cooking implements |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (1) |
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5.1.5. Artefact terminology |
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450 | (1) |
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450 | (1) |
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5.1.5.2. Hunting/warring artefacts |
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451 | (1) |
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5.1.5.3. Festive artefacts |
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451 | (1) |
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5.1.6. Agriculture terminology |
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451 | (1) |
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5.1.6.1. Crops grown in the area |
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451 | (1) |
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5.1.6.2. Agricultural activities |
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452 | (1) |
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5.1.7. Weather terminology |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (8) |
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460 | (53) |
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6.1. Wirin - the origin of corn |
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460 | (22) |
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6.2. How a man becomes a shaman |
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482 | (31) |
References |
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