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Re: Antipassive

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Thursday, March 23, 2000, 0:25
Jens_Daniel Persson wrote:
> The cat(ABS) chased(ANTIPAS) the mouse(ERG) and went to sleep.
Well, "mouse" wouldn't be in the ergative, but rather some other oblique case, but other than that, that's a perfect example. -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor