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GRAMMATICAL TERMS
(c) $~~~fi~%~kfif%7fc%~b@T?~b1~
(If Mr. Yamada calls me, please let me know.)

Continual Verb A verb which represents a continual action, as in (a).
(a) 49 (to wait); (to eat); %a (to dance); &R 6 (to teach)
With the auxiliary verb irv, a continual verb expresses an action in progress, as
in (b).
(b) 9s 7129 7') -Q%->TL\B,
(John is waiting for Mary.)

Contrastive Marker A particle which marks contrast. For example, when
X is contrasted with Y, it is typically marked by the particle wa. X and Y
usually appear in S1 and Sz, respectively in S1 ga S2, as shown in (a).

Coordinate Conjunction A conjunction that combines two sentences
without subordinating one to the other. A typical coordinate conjunction is ga
'but.'
Example:
(a) %g~ba2~fif, 59 2 ~F*z*~L~
(I'm running, but I haven't lost any weight at all.)

Demonstrative A pronoun or adjective which specifies someone or some-
thing by pointing it out, as in (a), and (b).
(a) {Lh/=f.h/%hl~i%~~-n.,
(What is {this I that I that over therel?)
(b) {LCD% / ?a$ / %a)$} ti%?a>T-$,
({This book I That book I That book over therel is mine.)
The interrogative words which correspond to demonstrative pronouns and
demonstrative adjectives are dore and dono, respectively.