Aspects of split ergativity
In languages with aspect-based split ergativity, one portion of the grammar follows an ergative pattern, while another shows a 'split'. In this book, Jessica Coon argues that aspectual split ergativity does not mark a split in how case is assigned, but rather, a split in sentence structure.
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- Full title :Aspects of split ergativity / Jessica Coon.
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In languages with aspect-based split ergativity, one portion of the grammar follows an ergative pattern, while another shows a 'split'. In this book, Jessica Coon argues that aspectual split ergativity does not mark a split in how case is assigned, but rather, a split in sentence structure.
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- Publication Date:2013.
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- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:1 online resource
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- ISBN:9780199858750, 0199858756
- oclc:ocn853565747
- LC Classification:P291.5
- Dewey Decimal:415
Table of Contents
Part I Complementation in Chol : Mayan background and clause structure -- Verbs and nouns in Chol -- Explaining split ergativity in Chol -- Part II A theory of split ergativity -- Beyond Mayan -- The grammar of temporal relations -- Conclusion.
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