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Elise: /* Interactions between Person and Number */

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Interactions between Person and Number

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	Person and number are important because they determine which [[Nouns#Pronouns\|''pronouns'']] and [[Person & Number marking\|''verb endings'']] to use. Some of the more common person and number combinations are demonstrated by the pronouns, shown below.		Person and number are important because they determine which [[Nouns#Pronouns\|''pronouns'']] and [[Person & Number marking\|''verb endings'']] to use. Some of the more common person and number combinations are demonstrated by the pronouns, shown below.

	You may notice that there are two pronouns for the first person non-singulars: the first person '''inclusive''' (referring to the speaker and the listener or listeners) and the first person '''exclusive''' (referring to the speaker and another or others, excluding the listener(s)).		You may notice that there are two pronouns for the first person non-singulars: the first person '''inclusive''' (referring to the speaker and the listener or listeners) and the first person '''exclusive''' (referring to the speaker and another or others, excluding the listener(s)).

Elise: /* Interactions between Person and Number */

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Interactions between Person and Number

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	Person and number are important because they determine which [[Nouns#Pronouns\|''pronouns'']] and [[Person & Number marking\|''verb endings'']] to use. Some of the more common person and number combinations are demonstrated by the pronouns, shown below. You may notice that there are two pronouns for the first person non-singulars: the first person '''inclusive''' (referring to the speaker and the listener or listeners) and the first person '''exclusive''' (referring to the speaker and another or others, excluding the listener(s)).		Person and number are important because they determine which [[Nouns#Pronouns\|''pronouns'']] and [[Person & Number marking\|''verb endings'']] to use. Some of the more common person and number combinations are demonstrated by the pronouns, shown below.
			You may notice that there are two pronouns for the first person non-singulars: the first person '''inclusive''' (referring to the speaker and the listener or listeners) and the first person '''exclusive''' (referring to the speaker and another or others, excluding the listener(s)).

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Elise: /* Interactions between Person and Number */

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	! rowspan="2" \| 1		! rowspan="2" \| 1
	! 13		! 1&3
	\| rowspan="2" \| I		\| rowspan="2" \| I
	\| we (me & another)		\| we (me & another)
	\| we (me & others)		\| we (me & others)
	\|-		\|-
	! 12		! 1&2
	\| we (me & you)		\| we (me & you)
	\| we (me & you all), we (me, you, & another or others)		\| we (me & you all), we (me, you, & another or others)

Elise: /* Interactions between Person and Number */

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	! \|\|Singular\|\|Dual & Plural		! \|\|Singular\|\|Dual & Plural
	\|-		\|-
	! 13 (exclusive)		! 1&3 (exclusive)
	\| rowspan="2" \| ni'n		\| rowspan="2" \| ni'n
	\| ninen		\| ninen
	\|-		\|-
	! 12 (inclusive)		! 1&2 (inclusive)
	\| ginu		\| ginu
	\|-		\|-

Elise: /* Person */

2012-12-03T16:01:27Z

Person

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	In English there are only 3 persons: first (''I'', ''me''), second (''you''), and third (''he'', ''she'', ''it''). Mi'gmaq has these, but also two others: the '''obviate''', or 4th person, and the 0th person.		In English there are only 3 persons: first (''I'', ''me''), second (''you''), and third (''he'', ''she'', ''it''). Mi'gmaq has these, but also two others: the '''obviate''', or 4th person, and the 0th person.
	* The 4th person is a way of referring to a participant that is neither the speaker, listener, or some previously mentioned third person. So, for example, if two people are having a conversation about Robin and Robin's brother, Robin would be the 3rd person and the brother would be the 4th person.		* The 4th person is a way of referring to a participant that is neither the speaker, listener, or some previously mentioned third person. So, for example, if two people are having a conversation about Robin and Robin's brother, Robin would be the 3rd person and the brother would be the 4th person.
	* The 0th person is a way of referring to ~~participants~~ that are '''inanimate''', like doors, chairs, or books.		* The 0th person is a way of referring to things that are '''inanimate''', like doors, chairs, or books.

	=Number=		=Number=

Elise: /* Person */

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Person

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	In English there are only 3 persons: first (''I'', ''me''), second (''you''), and third (''he'', ''she'', ''it''). Mi'gmaq has these, but also the '''obviate''', or 4th person, and the 0th person. The 4th person is a way of referring to a participant that is neither the speaker, listener, or some previously mentioned third person. So, for example, if two people are having a conversation about Robin and Robin's brother, Robin would be the 3rd person and the brother would be the 4th person. The 0th person is a way of referring to participants that are '''inanimate''', like doors, chairs, or books.		In English there are only 3 persons: first (''I'', ''me''), second (''you''), and third (''he'', ''she'', ''it''). Mi'gmaq has these, but also two others: the '''obviate''', or 4th person, and the 0th person.
			* The 4th person is a way of referring to a participant that is neither the speaker, listener, or some previously mentioned third person. So, for example, if two people are having a conversation about Robin and Robin's brother, Robin would be the 3rd person and the brother would be the 4th person.
			* The 0th person is a way of referring to participants that are '''inanimate''', like doors, chairs, or books.

	=Number=		=Number=

Mike at 04:26, 26 August 2012

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	Not all of these distinctions may be used outside of the [[VAI]] verb class, however. It is more common to eliminate the dual and use only the plural and singular in the other verb classes (this is why the 0th person dual is blank - it is not actually found in Mi'gmaq). It is also rare to see the [[Obviation\|4th person]] without also seeing the 3rd person - it is most common to see it in the [[VTA~~\|transitive animate~~]] ~~verbs~~ with a 3rd person subject and a 4th person object.		Not all of these distinctions may be used outside of the [[VAI]] verb class, however. It is more common to eliminate the dual and use only the plural and singular in the other verb classes (this is why the 0th person dual is blank - it is not actually found in Mi'gmaq). It is also rare to see the [[Obviation\|4th person]] without also seeing the 3rd person - it is most common to see it in the transitive animate verbs ([[VTA]]) with a 3rd person subject and a 4th person object.

Mike: /* Number */

2012-08-26T04:25:07Z

Number

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	In addition to the familiar singular and plural numbers, Mi'gmaq also has a dual number: that is, a way of saying that ''exactly two'' of any person are involved in an action. This also means that the meaning of the plural must be changed to mean "more than two" in this case. It may also be noticed that the dual only shows up with [[VAI~~\|animate intransitive~~]] ~~verbs~~; all other [[Verbs#Verb Class\|verb types]] only refer to the singular and plural (where the plural means "more than one").		In addition to the familiar singular and plural numbers, Mi'gmaq also has a dual number: that is, a way of saying that ''exactly two'' of any person are involved in an action. This also means that the meaning of the plural must be changed to mean "more than two" in this case. It may also be noticed that the dual only shows up with animate intransitive verbs ([[VAI]]); all other [[Verbs#Verb Class\|verb types]] only refer to the singular and plural (where the plural means "more than one").

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Gretchen: /* Interactions between Person and Number */

2012-07-26T22:57:42Z

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	! \|\|Singular\|\|Dual & Plural		! \|\|Singular\|\|Dual & Plural
	\|-		\|-
	! 13 (~~exlusive~~)		! 13 (exclusive)
	\| rowspan="2" \| ni'n		\| rowspan="2" \| ni'n
	\| ninen		\| ninen

Erin: /* Interactions between Person and Number */

2012-07-25T17:28:30Z

Interactions between Person and Number

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	\| we (me & others)		\| we (me & others)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 12		! 12
	\| we (me & you)		\| we (me & you)
	\| we (me & you all), we (me, you, & another or others)		\| we (me & you all), we (me, you, & another or others)