ON MAORI HE AND THE USES OF INDEFINITES

ON MAORI HE AND THE USES OF INDEFINITES

Explores one problem of Maori grammar whose structural outlines are reasonably well know, but which has nonetheless remained mysterious : the syntactic distribution of noun phrases specified by the so-called indefinite article 'he'. Constructs a view of the distribution of he-indefinites w...

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Published in:Journal of the Polynesian Society Vol. 104; no. 4; pp. 429 - 459
Main Authors: Chung, Sandra, Mason, Te Haumihiata, Milroy, J. W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Auckland Polynesian Society 01-12-1995
Subjects:
Children
Descriptive studies and applied theories
Grammatical constructions
Indefinite articles
Intransitive verbs
Language and languages
Linguistics
Māori language
Narratives
Philosophical object
Predicates
Referents
Syntactics
Syntax
Verbs
Syntax
Semantics
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Summary:Explores one problem of Maori grammar whose structural outlines are reasonably well know, but which has nonetheless remained mysterious : the syntactic distribution of noun phrases specified by the so-called indefinite article 'he'. Constructs a view of the distribution of he-indefinites which is both detailed and precise. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Notes; refs.
ISSN:0032-4000
2230-5955
2230-5955