Optional or Syntactic Ergativity in Shawi: Distribution and Possible Origins
In this article we provide a preliminary description and analysis of the most common ergative constructions in Shawi, a Kawapanan language spoken in Northwestern Amazonia. We offer a comparison with its sister language, Shiwilu, for which an optional ergativity marking pattern has been claimed (Vale...
Main Authors: | Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia, Corentin Bourdeau |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dartmouth College Library
2017-01-01
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Series: | Linguistic Discovery |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.481 |
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