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ergativity: a standalone construct

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Syntax

a pattern of grammatical alignment in which the subject of an intransitive verb is treated like the object of a transitive verb and differently from the transitive subject.

In syntax, ergativity refers to a pattern of grammatical alignment in which the subject of an intransitive verb is treated like the object of a transitive verb and differently from the transitive subject. This meaning comes from Dixon (1979) in Language.[1]

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References

  1. Dixon, R. M. W. (1979). Ergativity. Language, 55(1), 59-138. https://doi.org/10.2307/412519

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