Possessum, Transitivity, and Ergativity in Yupik Eskimo
In Eskimo the absolutive (or nominative) marks both the subject of an intransitive sentence and the direct object of a transitive sentence, whereas the ergative (or relative) marks the subject of a transitive sentence. The opposition ergative (ERG) vs. absolutive (ABS) is shown by an overt case endi...
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| Language: | English |
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서울대학교 언어교육원
1984
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10371/85702 |
| Summary: | In Eskimo the absolutive (or nominative) marks both the subject of an intransitive sentence and the direct object of a transitive sentence, whereas the ergative (or relative) marks the subject of a transitive sentence. The opposition ergative (ERG) vs. absolutive (ABS) is shown by an overt case ending for the ergative and no overt case ending for the absolutive. |
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