Re: THEORY: Ergative syntax
| From: | Y.Penzev <isaacp@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 6, 2001, 8:29 |
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Re: Henrik Theiling on Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:09 AM
> Maybe the cases in Georgian should be renamed then to internative and
> externative. :-)
As far as know, the Georgian name for ergative is smth like 'narrative',
and it's used only with certain verb forms like perfect. The other verb
forms require nominal structures with dative playing for patient.
E.g. {me v.sc`avl.ob kartul ena.s} =
i.N 1sn.study.PRS georgian language.D
Yitzik
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