| From: | Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, August 15, 2003, 20:18 |
Joe <joe@...> writes:> > Does this mean that there are purely accusative languages around? > > English seems pretty pure accusative.At least one element in English shows ergative behaviour: the suffix -ee. An escapee is one who escapes, but an employee is one who is employed. Jörg.
| John Cowan <cowan@...> |