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...
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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 |