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The Decline of the Dative-Marked Participant
. In Conclusion
Linguistic and Ethnographic Background
Discussion and Conclusion
Three Case Studies
Summary of Logical Properties
Topographic Correspondence Hypothesis
The Environment Variable Method
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Introduction
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  508. Bickerton, D. 137, 145
  509. Blust, R.A. 135
  510. Boas, F. 11
  511. Böjars, K. 52
  512. Booth, S. 278n13
  513. Borges, J.L. 293
  514. Bourdieu, P. 106
  515. Bowden, J. 193, 256
  516. Bowerman, M. 191
  517. Bowern, C. 306
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  523. Bulmer, R. 346-347
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  527. C Calvet, J.-L. 305
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  543. Couzens, V. 338
  544. Croft, W. 2, 3, 293, 300
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  547. Curme, G.O. 50
  548. Cysouw, M. 79
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  553. Dasen, P.R. 199, 200
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  566. Diller, A.V.N. 22
  567. Dixon, R.M.W. 90, 93, 133, 135, 138, 143, 145, 216, 217, 256
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  574. Ember, C.R. 294
  575. Ember, M. 294
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  578. Enninger, W. 57
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  584. Featherston, S. 7n3
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  586. Fernandez, S. 166, 169
  587. Fill, A. 7, 8
  588. Fincher, C.L. 20
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  591. Fishwick, C. 21
  592. Florey, M. 235
  593. Fortescue, M. 127, 185, 212
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  596. Frazier, B. 21
  597. Fretz, J.W. 46
  598. Friederici, G. 246, 250
  599. Friedman, V.A. 163
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  603. Gannon, P.J. 34
  604. Geraghty, P.A. 138-139
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  606. Giddens, A. 106
  607. Gil, D. 307
  608. Gilman, A. 100, 123, 160
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  611. Golden, P.B. 276, 279
  612. Golla, V. 275
  613. Golson, J. 273
  614. Gombrich, E.H. 7
  615. Gonzalez, A. 168
  616. Gordon, R.G. 290, 303, 326
  617. Grace, G.W. 135, 145, 300, 302, 344
  618. Graebner, F. 246, 249n9, 250
  619. Grattan, J.H. 57
  620. Green, G.M. 33
  621. Greenhill, S.J. 20
  622. Grice, H.P. 32n1, 33, 34n3
  623. Grimes, B.F. 139
  624. Gumperz, J.J. 1, 3, 4, 33n2
  625. H Hajek, J. 162
  626. Hale, K.L. 12, 95
  627. Halliday, M.A.K. 6
  628. Hammarström, H. 20
  629. Hanks, W.F. 107
  630. Haspelmath, M. 15, 52, 301n9, 302
  631. Hasselmo, N. 154
  632. Haugen, E. 7, 8, 14, 136
  633. Haun, D.B.M. 191
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