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In linguistic typology, split ergativity is a feature of certain languages where some constructions use ergative syntax and morphology, but other constructions show another pattern, usually nominative–accusative. The conditions in which ergative constructions are used vary among different languages. [1]

  1. ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (1994). Ergativity. Cambridge University Press.

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Split ergativity

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In linguistic typology, split ergativity is a feature of certain languages where some constructions use ergative syntax and morphology, but other constructions...

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Marathi grammar

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Kashi (2005). Marathi. Lincom Europa. Legate, Julie Anne (2014). "Split ergativity based on nominal type" (PDF). Lingua. 148: 183–212. doi:10.1016/j.lingua...

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Morphosyntactic alignment

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‘syntactic’ vs. ‘morphological’) ergativity (e.g. Comrie 1978; Dixon 1994): many languages have surface ergativity only (ergative alignments only in their coding...

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Jessica Coon

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linguistics expert consultant for the 2016 film Arrival. Coon works on ergativity, split ergativity, case and agreement, nominalization, field methodology, and collaborative...

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Animacy

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Germany." Animacy can also condition the nature of the morphologies of split-ergative languages. In such languages, participants more animate are more likely...

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Tripartite alignment

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language. Ergative–absolutive language Nominative–accusative language Split ergativity Blake, Barry J. (2001). Case. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press...

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Suret language

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Syntax of Aspectually Conditioned Split-ergativity. In Alana Johns, Diane Massam, and Juvenal Ndayiragije (eds.) Ergativity: Emerging issues. Dordrecht: Springer...

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Georgian grammar

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grammar has many distinctive and extremely complex features, such as split ergativity and a polypersonal verb agreement system. Georgian has its own alphabet...

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Kashmiri language

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Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmiri has split ergativity and the unusual verb-second word order. Since 2020, It has been made...

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Balochi language

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study of ergativity in Balochi.' M.A. thesis: School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. Farrell, Tim. 1995. Fading ergativity? A study...

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Classic Maya language

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limit this pattern of ergative alignment to sentences in completive aspect, classical Mayan does not show evidence of split ergativity. Its spoken form, the...

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Direct case

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and O and the oblique for A (an absolutive–ergative alignment). Because of this split (see split ergativity), neither "nominative" nor "absolutive" is...

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Kurdish grammar

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Yaghnobi and Kurdish are ergative, with respect to both case-marking and verb-agreement. There are general descriptions of ergativity in Kurdish, as well as...

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Linguistic typology

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patient[example needed]. Yet other languages behave ergatively only in some contexts (this "split ergativity" is often based on the grammatical person of the...

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Word order

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levels of animacy, sometimes giving way to an accusative system (see split ergativity). Most languages with a high degree of morphological marking have rather...

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Pashto

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of the Afghans Pashto is a subject–object–verb (SOV) language with split ergativity. In Pashto, this means that the verb agrees with the subject in transitive...

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Gujarati language

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Development of periphrastic tense/voice/mood constructions Syntax Split ergativity More complex agreement system Gujarati is then customarily divided...

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Wayana language

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shows split ergativity, with one set of verbs presenting ergative case, and the other, a mixed system. Wayana is a special case in split ergativity, since...

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Sonha language

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indicating clause constituents, verbal affixation marking number, split ergativity, and the presence of passives and voice. The language is non-tonal...

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Pashto grammar

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Pashto[1] is an S-O-V language with split ergativity. Adjectives come before nouns. Nouns and adjectives are inflected for gender (masc./fem.), number...

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Hindustani grammar

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erstwhile subject taking the ergative construction -ne (see postpositions above). The perfective aspect thus displays split ergativity. Tabled below on the left...

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Gurung language

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questions Prefix on negative verbs No subject or object agreement in verbs Split ergativity based on tense Causatives Benefactives *- Across dialects, palato-alveolar...

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Pitjantjatjara dialect

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subject, object, location, etc. Pitjantjatjara is a language with split ergativity, since its nouns and pronouns show different case marking patterns...

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Culture of Kashmir

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and is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India. Kashmiri has split ergativity and the unusual verb-second word order. Although Kashmiri was traditionally...

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