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... function , and its corollary , that use follows from potential , are essential to the illusion of coherence in PUD ... FUNCTION ( father or mother ) . From this functional description , it follows that one's BEHAVIOR will necessarily be ...
... function , and its corollary , that use follows from potential , are essential to the illusion of coherence in PUD ... FUNCTION ( father or mother ) . From this functional description , it follows that one's BEHAVIOR will necessarily be ...
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... function in English . Deixis , from the Greek word meaning ' to show directly ' and related to the Latin digitus , ' finger ' , means ' to point to ' . Words that serve a pointing function in language are called deictics . Lawyers know ...
... function in English . Deixis , from the Greek word meaning ' to show directly ' and related to the Latin digitus , ' finger ' , means ' to point to ' . Words that serve a pointing function in language are called deictics . Lawyers know ...
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... function many ways , depending on the sentence in which it occurs , so the case labels Nominative , Dative , Genitive , and Accusative name the four most frequent ways that nouns function in the sentences of I - E languages . Thus , a ...
... function many ways , depending on the sentence in which it occurs , so the case labels Nominative , Dative , Genitive , and Accusative name the four most frequent ways that nouns function in the sentences of I - E languages . Thus , a ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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