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Nordlinger, Rachel & Louisa Sadler (2000). TENSE AS A NOMINAL CATEGORY.
URL: http://csli-publications.stanford.edu/LFG/5/lfg00nordlinger-sadler.pdf
(Last accessed 2005-02-15).
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Example #1:
(13) Ngamari karnta-ya ngartu-nga kankari-marru.
mother(NOM) go-PRES nardoo-PURP knife-having(NOM)
`Mother's going for (to get) nardoo with a knife.' (ex. 4.11)
Example #2:
(14) Ngamari-ngu karnta ngartu-nga kankari-marru-ngu.
mother-NOM.FUT go nardoo-PURP knife-having-NOM.FUT
`Mother will go for (to get) nardoo with a knife.' (ex. 4.13)
Example #3:
(15) Ngamari-lu ngunytyi-ka ngali-nha mangarni-marru-nga-nha kathi-nha.
mother-ERG give-PAST we.DU-ACC bone-having-GEN-ACC meat-ACC.
`Mother gave us the doctor's meat.' (ex. 4.12)
Example #4:
(16) Ngamari-ngu ngunytyi ngali-ku mangarni-marru-nga-ku kathi-ku.
mother-NOM.FUT give we.DU-ACC.FUT bone-having-GEN-ACC.FUT meat-ACC.FUT.
`Mother gave us the doctor's meat.' (ex. 4.14)