Argument Marking in Ditransitive Alignment Types

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5839666
AutoresMartin Haspelmath (0000-0003-2100-8493, Max Planck Society, autor de correspondencia)
Año2005
Volumen3
Número1
Fecha de publicación2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLinguistic Discovery (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1537-0852 • E-ISSN: 1537-0852
EditorialDartmouth College Library (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1349/ps1.1537-0852.a.280
OpenAlexW1992426425
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas60
Referencias citadas20

In syntactic typology, the monotransitive alignment types, in particular accusativity and ergativity, have been a major topic of research in recent decades (see Dixon 1994 for an overview). The picture that is shown in (1) has become standard textbook wisdom. If we use the well-known role-prototypes S (single argument of intransitive verb), A (agent-like argument of transitive verb) and P (patient-like argument of transitive verb), we can say that if S and A are treated alike as opposed to P, we get accusative alignment (as in 1a); if all three are treated alike, we get neutral alignment (as in 1b); and if S and P are treated alike as opposed to A, we get ergative alignment (as in 1c

Argument (complex analysis · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation