Pablo Flores wrote:
> Daniel:
> >The question is how you would treat intransitive verbs.
> >You could add an 'active touch' by being able to use all
> >three cases (NOM for 1+2p, ERG for other Agents and ABS/ACC
> >for Patients). How about that?
> That's what I meant with merging ABS and ACC... and
> using ergative for intransitive subjects too (though
> the name "ergative" would be misleading). I'll do that
> sometime; for now the double system I have is enough. :)
What?!? And I spent hours thinking that one out for you!
Just kidding. :) Maybe you can incorporate it when you
grow tired of "just" having a split-ergative system. :)
Daniel