Re: Ergative?
| From: | Vasiliy Chernov <bc_@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, September 28, 2001, 18:37 |
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On Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:58:28 -0400, The Gray Wizard <dbell@...>
wrote:
>> From: Vasiliy Chernov
[...]
>> Actually, split-ergativity makes the distinction easier, since there are
>> no split passives... or am I wrong?
>
>Depends on the criteria for the split. In my conlang, amman iar, the split
>is made along an animacy continuum causing speech-act pronouns to take a
>nom/acc paradigm.
[...]
>If you coupled this with an ERG/INS conflation (and perhaps a ACC/INS
>conflation?? Hmmm?), I think you wind up with the same level of ambiguity.
Yes, I see your point. Your examples from Amman-iar sound enough natural
to me...
Basilius