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
>
>
>
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>
> [snip]
>
>
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>
> Thanks for any comments.
>
>
> Tom H.C. in MI
> > [snip]