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Page 174
... action , the substantive verb is uniformly used . We say indeed , ' to run , ' ' to sleep , ' and even , ' to die ' ; in which last case , the act of dying is alone implied . But if 174 [ INTROD . A SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES .
... action , the substantive verb is uniformly used . We say indeed , ' to run , ' ' to sleep , ' and even , ' to die ' ; in which last case , the act of dying is alone implied . But if 174 [ INTROD . A SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES .
Page 177
... action and not to the object , to the verb and not to the nouns . Yet we find , con- trary to the universal usage amongst our own languages , in- flections , in those of the Indians , of nouns and adjectives denoting time , both in the ...
... action and not to the object , to the verb and not to the nouns . Yet we find , con- trary to the universal usage amongst our own languages , in- flections , in those of the Indians , of nouns and adjectives denoting time , both in the ...
Page 178
American Antiquarian Society. action , but also in its objective case , or as object of the action . Thus the various sentences " He loves me , ' " I love thee , " & c . , are always expressed by a single word . This feature is found ...
American Antiquarian Society. action , but also in its objective case , or as object of the action . Thus the various sentences " He loves me , ' " I love thee , " & c . , are always expressed by a single word . This feature is found ...
Page 180
... action , belong also in reality to the pronoun and not to the verb . This is at once seen in those languages where the amalgamation has not taken place , or has been but partially adopted . When , in English , we say , ' my house ...
... action , belong also in reality to the pronoun and not to the verb . This is at once seen in those languages where the amalgamation has not taken place , or has been but partially adopted . When , in English , we say , ' my house ...
Page 181
... action , and every modification of which every object or action was suscepti- ble . Specific names would naturally precede generic terms ; and , if the Indian languages are often deficient in these , they abound in distinct names for ...
... action , and every modification of which every object or action was suscepti- ble . Specific names would naturally precede generic terms ; and , if the Indian languages are often deficient in these , they abound in distinct names for ...
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