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split ergativity: a standalone construct

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Linguistic typology

the pattern in which a language uses ergative marking in some contexts, such as certain tenses or noun phrase types, and accusative marking in others.

In linguistic typology, split ergativity refers to the pattern in which a language uses ergative marking in some contexts, such as certain tenses or noun phrase types, and accusative marking in others. This meaning comes from Dixon (1994) in Ergativity.[1]

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References

Dixon, R. M. W. (1994). Ergativity. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511611896

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