Ditransitive Alignment in Yakima Sahaptin
The grammatical coding of monotransitive and ditransitive clauses in Sahaptin (Plateau Penutian) demonstrates sensitivity to a range of factors, including animacy, person, topicality and number. The language over-codes participants throughout transitive paradigms, violating principles of economy in...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dartmouth College Library
2012-01-01
|
| Series: | Linguistic Discovery |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.415 |