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Re: CONLANG Digest - 21 Feb 2004 to 22 Feb 2004 (#2004-52)

From:John Quijada <jq_ithkuil@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 4:58
Doug Dee wrote:

>Dixon says (p. 14) "However -- and this is a most interesting and
significant
>fact -- no language has thus far been reported that is fully ergative, at >both morphological and syntactic levels." So, although it may not be a
question
>of "splits," Dixon supports Andreas's point that no language is entirely >ergative. Dixon lists Basque among "languages with some ergative
morphology but an
>entirely accusative syntax." (p. 175)
-------- Ah, I stand corrected. Sorry, Andreas! --John Quijada