SUMMARY In Montagnais, the obviative marker for singular animate nouns is -a; the obviative marker for singular inanimate nouns is -nu. However, in simple possessive constructions, an inanimate noun does not have the expected inanimate -nu, and in double possessive constructions, an animate noun… read more
In 1505 a Spanish priest, Pedro de Alcalá, published a short descriptive grammar and a dictionary of the Arabic dialect spoken in Granada. Although most of the grammatical concepts and terminology he used in this description were those of Latin grammar, he did use some concepts and terms taken… read more