Ergative Case
Ergative Case
Ergative case is the case of nouns in ergative-absolutive languages that would generally be the subjects of transitive verbs in the translation equivalents of nominative-accusative languages such as English.
Ergative case is more likely to be formally marked on the noun than absolutive case is.
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Source: Pei and Gaynor 1954
Pei, Mario A., and Frank Gaynor. 1954.A dictionary of linguistics. New York: Philosophical Library.
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Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
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Source: Crystal 1980
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
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Source: Andrews, A. 1985
Andrews, Avery. 1985. "The major functions of the noun phrase." In Shopen 1985b
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Case
Related terms
- RT⇆ Absolutive Case
- RT⇆ Antipassive Voice
- RT⇆ Noun
- RT⇆ Subject
- RT⇆ Transitive Verb
- RT⇆ Translational Equivalence
- RT⇆ Verb (Linguistics)
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/ergative-case
