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6.2 Minor word classes 172
6.2.1 Postpositions 172

6.2.2 Determiners 172
6.2.3 Compounding and reduplication 174
6.2.4 Independent subject and object pronoun 178

6.2.5 Inter-clausal connectives 179
6.2.6 Quantifiers, numerals and ordinals 183

6.2.7 Auxiliary verbs 183
6.2.8 Interjections 183

6.2.9 Clitics 185
6.2.10 Particles 190

6.3 Summary 197
CHAPTER 7: SIMPLE VERBAL CLAUSES AND ARGUMENT
STRUCTURE 199-228

7.0 Outline 199
7.1 Nonverbal or nominal clauses 199

7.1.1 Copular clauses with nominal predicates 200
7.1.2 Copular clauses with adjectival predicates 204
7.1.3 Copular clauses with locative expressions 204

7.1.4 Other copular or copula-like expressions 205
7.2 Verbal predicates 207

7.2.1 Argument structure and transitivity 207
7.2.2 Simple intransitive verbs 208

7.2.3 Simple transitive verbs 209
7.2.4 Intransitive verbs with an indirect object 210

7.2.5 Transitive verbs with an indirect object 211
7.2.6 Bi-transitive verbs 212
7.2.7 Non-standard valence patterns 213

7.2.8 Valence patterns of conjunct verb constructions 216
7.3 Summary 228

CHAPTER 8: GRAMMATICAL RELATIONS AND CASE
MARKING 229-266

8.0 Outline 229

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