Re: Ergative?

> From: The RipperDoc
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:12 PM
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: Ergative?
>
>
> Hello!
> A short, simple question: what's ergative/absolutive?
> I've seen it mentioned several times, and I've looked the words up in a
> lingustic glossary, but I seem to fail to understand it :-) Please give
> examples, I'm still very much of an amateur.

See an extended description of ergativity on my site at
http://www.graywizard.net/Conlinguistics/ergativity.htm

Stay curious,
David

David E. Bell
The Gray Wizard
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