Re: Lost in the wayside
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 4, 2000, 1:30 |
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Patrick Jarrett wrote:
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> As it seems my last email was lost in the wayside, I would like to
> know what the ergative case is.
Oops, I meant to answer that one. Anyhoo, ergative is basically the
subject of a TRANSITIVE verb, in contrast to absolutive, which is the
subject of an INTRANSITIVE verb, or the object of a transitive verb.
For example:
I-abs fell
I-erg pushed him-abs
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