The Syntax and Semantics of Stem Composition in Ojicree

This thesis explores the structure of the verb stem in Ojicree, a dialect of Ojibwe. I argue that the surface complexity of the stem structure in this language can be explained if we distinguish between two types of roots: strong roots and weak roots. Strong roots combine with a verbal head to build...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Slavin, Tanya
Other Authors: Cowper, Elizabeth
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32322