7 Intransitive split in Tundra Nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment

Abstract This chapter investigates whether Basque's case-marking pattern is ergative or semantically-based. While Eastern and Central dialects can be considered to have a loose ergative alignment, Western dialects have a semantic alignment based on the contrast patient/non-patient. Historical d...

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Main Author: Khanina, Olesya
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Oxford University PressOxford 2008
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199238385.003.0007
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199238385.003.0007 2024-05-19T07:44:07+00:00 7 Intransitive split in Tundra Nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment Khanina, Olesya 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199238385.003.0007 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/44428021/book_40486_section_347662953.ag.pdf en eng Oxford University PressOxford The Typology of Semantic Alignment page 162-196 ISBN 0199238383 9780199238385 9780191716768 book-chapter 2008 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199238385.003.0007 2024-05-02T09:33:13Z Abstract This chapter investigates whether Basque's case-marking pattern is ergative or semantically-based. While Eastern and Central dialects can be considered to have a loose ergative alignment, Western dialects have a semantic alignment based on the contrast patient/non-patient. Historical data suggest that Modern Eastern Basque best conserves the original system. Book Part nenets Tundra Oxford University Press
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description Abstract This chapter investigates whether Basque's case-marking pattern is ergative or semantically-based. While Eastern and Central dialects can be considered to have a loose ergative alignment, Western dialects have a semantic alignment based on the contrast patient/non-patient. Historical data suggest that Modern Eastern Basque best conserves the original system.
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title_full_unstemmed 7 Intransitive split in Tundra Nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment
title_sort 7 intransitive split in tundra nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment
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publishDate 2008
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199238385.003.0007
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