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a raiz exige o prefixo possessivo

English translation: the root requires the possessive prefix

16:27 Jun 15, 2006
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Science - Linguistics / Morphology
Portuguese term or phrase: a raiz exige o prefixo possessivo
...enquanto forma substitutiva de referente possuído, a raiz exige o prefixo possessivo, tem função anafórica e não aceita pronome pessoal livre, o qual ocorre em construções predicativas, cujo núcleo é um verbo estativo.
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English translation:the root requires the possessive prefix
Explanation:
... the root requires the possessive prefix

... These two phrases are based on the roots yum ’father’ and na’ ’mother’, with the possessive prefix k- ’our’, which requires the suffix -lal. ...
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the root requires the possessive prefix


Explanation:
... the root requires the possessive prefix

... These two phrases are based on the roots yum ’father’ and na’ ’mother’, with the possessive prefix k- ’our’, which requires the suffix -lal. ...

Emilie
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