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Re: THEORY: two questions

From:DOUGLAS KOLLER <laokou@...>
Date:Tuesday, March 28, 2000, 1:01
From: "Matt Pearson"

> >> Verb-initial, head-marking: Marshallese, Chamorro (?) > >> Verb-initial, dep-marking: Tagalog, Polynesian lgs > >> Verb-medial, head-marking: Swahili, Mohawk > >> Verb-medial, dep-marking: Russian > >> Verb-final, head-marking: Lakhota, many Papuan lgs > >> Verb-final, dep-marking: Japanese, Yidiny
What's head-marking and dependent-marking again? Kou