Re: Non-accusative, non-ergative, non-active

Jim Grossman wrote:
>
>Hello!
>
>For anyone interested in this subject, I strongly recommend R.M.W. Dixon's
>book, "Ergativity."
>
>It seems to me that the easiest way to avoid being stuck with either an
>accusative core grammar or an ergative one is to give each of these kinds
>of
>arguments a different marking:
>
>1)      subject of intransitive verb
>2)      subject of transitive verb
>3)      object of transitive verb
I'd just point out that my goal with Altaii is not to create a highly exotic
grammar. The thread arose because I couldn't tell whether it'd be
accusative, ergative, or something else with the syntax and (lack of)
marking I want it to have. Now I tend to believe David Petersons suggestion
that it's probably accusative, and I feel no need to change it because of
that.

                                                 Andreas

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