Ergative-genitive case
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In grammar, the ergative-genitive case (abbreviated EGN) is a grammatical case which combines the senses of the ergative case and the genitive case, transmitting the ideas of acting and possessing something. It can be found in Classic Maya, Ixil, Nez Perce, and Inuktitut.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Aldridge, Edith (2017-08-10). "Intransitivity and the Development of Ergative Alignment". In Coon, Jessica; Massam, Diane; Travis, Lisa Demena. The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 501–529. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198739371.013.21. ISBN 978-0-19-873937-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Rude, Noel (1991). "On the Origin of the Nez Perce Ergative NP Suffix". International Journal of American Linguistics. 57 (1): 24–50. doi:10.1086/ijal.57.1.3519712. ISSN 0020-7071. JSTOR 3519712.
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