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Re: THEORY: Alignment of ditransitive with monotransitive case roles.

From:tomhchappell <tomhchappell@...>
Date:Saturday, August 6, 2005, 15:20
Added some languages, for better geographic variety.

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, tomhchappell <tomhchappell@Y...>
> wrote: > [snip] > (This can be found online at > http://email.eva.mpg.de/~haspelmt/DitransitiveAlignment.pdf > ) > In this paper Haspelmath considers 100 example languages. > [snip] > Here are the type-combinations > Haspelmath claims to have found in his 100-language sample, > together with some of the languages in each combination of types. > > Indirective Accusative: > Urubu-Kaapor, Apurina I, Purepecha Tarascan.
Arabic Classical, Bagirmi, Georgian
> > Indirective Ergative: > Trumai, Kipea
Abkhaz, Basque
> > Indirective Neutral: > Warao, Hixkaryana
Bagirmi, Jeli
> > Indirective Tripartite: > Hixkaryana, Semelai
Chukchi
> > > Secundative Accusative: > Wari, Awa Pit
Lango I, Huichol, Sahaptin
> > Secundative Ergative: > Ika, Greenlandic West
Khumi, Tagalog II
> > Secundative Neutral: > Wari, Tagalog II
Lango I, Yoruba
> > Secundative Tripartite: > Sahaptin, Maricopa, Greenlandic West, Mangarayi
Motuna, Bella Coola
> > > Neutral Accusative: > Urubu-Kaapor, Barasano
Arabic Classical, Hausa, Georgian
> > Neutral Ergative: > Trumai, Shipibo-Konibo, Lakota
Abkhaz, Lezgian, Semelai, Motuna
> > Neutral Neutral: > Warao, Araona, Ojibwa Ottawa
Hausa, Jeli, Kana
> > Neutral Tripartite: > Sahaptin, Maricopa, Mangarayi, Ainu
Semelai
> > > Tripartite Accusative: > Awa Pit, Imonda > > > > ---------- > > [snip] > > > ------------ > > Thanks for any comments. > > > Tom H.C. in MI > > [snip]