Re: Lost in the wayside

Much obliged

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nik Taylor" <fortytwo@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Lost in the wayside


> Patrick Jarrett wrote:
> >
> > 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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