Re: a few questions

Hi!

daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...> writes:
> Luca wrote:
>
> > > Ergative case marking:
> > >
> > >     Peter[B] runs.
> > >     Peter[B] freezes.
> > >
> > >     Here, A is called absolutive case and B is called
> > >     ergative case.  So `he' is marked with absolutive
> > >     case (like the object of the transitive sentence).
>
> > Shouldn't this be:
> >
> > A = ergative
> > B = absolutive
>
> Yup, though I'm sure it's just a typo by Henrik. Here's a
> transitive example of ergative as well:
Errm, yeah, 'twas.  :-)

(Sorry.  What am I writing explanations for if the important things
get wrong? :-))

**Henrik