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Achilles African alternation analysis appear apply argument aspect assigned assume attempt Chapter claim clause communication comparative complement complex concerned consider consonant constituent constructions contains definite derived detailed dialects discussion distinction English evidence examples fact forms function gerundive give given grammar historical important indicated interesting interpretation involved John language least less Level lexical linguistic marked meaning natural node nominal noted nouns object occur origin particular pattern person phonological pidgin Portuguese position possible predicate present Press principle problem proposed question reading reason reconnaissance language reference relations relative result rules seems semantic sentences social speakers specific speech standard structure suggests surface syntactic syntax Table tense theory topic transformational underlying University usage verb volume vowel York