“Optional” “ergativity” in Tibeto-Burman languages

The case-marking systems of Tibeto-Burman languages are a long standing problem in both synchronic description and analysis and historical reconstruction. Early research on the family tended to characterize the family, and especially the Tibetan languages, as ergative. But work over the last two...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeLancey, Scott
Other Authors: University of Oregon
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177657