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Peer reviewedCarter, Robin M. – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1976
Verb stems are classified according to the particular group of nouns they appear with. The system reflects a taxonomy of situations involving concrete objects. A verb is chosen according to the shape and number of the object, if it is sitting, falling, etc., and according to the speaker's intention. (SCC)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Athapascan Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Classification
