obviation

The effect of language change and death on obviation in Michif.

Similar interactions of inverse and obviation are found below.

Another typological relationship Kutenai could have is the presence of its obviation system.

They are also inflected for number, obviation, and absentativity.

Demonstratives are distinguished for gender, number, and obviation.

The Greenlandic pronominal system includes a distinction known as obviation or switch reference.

Focus, obviation, and word order in East Cree.

Obviation explained with a "spotlighting" analogy (starting on page 5, section 3)

Determining a propensity for a specific behavior does not permit an obviation of our rights and responsibilities as human beings and citizens.

I despaired of the stringent parameters Khys set upon the obviation of space.

Obviation is also marked on the verb with the suffix /-al/.

Examples (1) and (2) below show the grammatical interaction of obviation and inverse.

The first and second persons are not marked for presence or obviation, and are always animate.

On the syntax of obviation.

Nouns distinguish plurality, animacy, obviation, and case with suffixes.

Transitive Animate verbs also agree for obviation.

It is clear that the city fathers acted in obviation of those wishes, and were upheld in a court of appeals.

Obviation in Michif.

I sensed his physiochemical fear, his body's tentanus from shock and obviation of space and flesh lock.

Opting for an obviation of mysticism, for the true understanding of both self and creator, very much lies at its core.

For a treatment of obviation in (among others) Eskimo languages, see online and in more details (also online) from the same authors.

For the obviation of doubt, nothing in this local rule authorises any act which is contrary to any rule other than Rule 163(1)(b).

Significant agreement patterns between nouns and verbs involve gender, singular and plural number, as well as obviation.

Obviation is not overtly marked in Ingush, but is implied by the fact that certain constructions are only possible when one referent has salience over another.

Locatives do not take on any plurals or obviative suffixes, but obviation possessor or the number can be added before the locative suffix.