Historiography of Ergative [electronic resource] / Johnathan F. Seely.

This paper discusses the term "ergative" and traces the history of this and related terms and concepts in descriptive linguistics. Early attempts at defining the ergative illustrate the preoccupation with its supposedly passive nature. Other questions include the simple identification of t...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Seely, Johnathan F.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1976.
Subjects:	Case (Grammar) Definitions. Descriptive Linguistics. Diachronic Linguistics. Form Classes (Languages) Grammar. Indo European Languages. Language Classification. Linguistic Theory. Semantics. Syntax. Verbs.