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In article <1993Jan24.101810.46688@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
|> We will have to consult John Koontz on whether this happens elsewhere
|> in Siouan (John, where are you?)

I believe that in Dakotan sentences taken out of context are interpreted 
as Agt. Pat. Verb automatically.  Dakotan is very strict about "SOV" order,
but has no morphological means for distinguishing agent and patient (of two
third person nouns).

In Dhegiha the case of the associated (foregoing) noun is determined
by the article, for the most part, though there can be ambiguities
when the subject is obviative, or inanimate.  Dhegiha tends to be SOV
(Agt. Pat. Verb) in context-free transitive clauses, but in text
variations like OVS and SVO or VSO are fairly common.  I don't know
what the controlling factors are.

I don't know the situation in Ioway-Otoe.

That rounds out Mississippi Valley, which is the only branch I can claim
much familiarity with.

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John E. Koontz (koontz@bldr.nist.gov)

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