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Subjects, objects and relativization in Japhug

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Japhug is a language with ergative alignment on NP arguments and direct-inverse verbal indexation. However, this paper, through a detailed description of relativizing constructions in Japhug, shows the existence of accusative pivots and proposes an unambiguous definition of ‘subjects’ and ‘objects’ in this language.

Source: Journal of Chinese linguistics

DOI: 10.1353/jcl.2016.0005

Author: Guillaume Jacques

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche

Awards: Parallel corpora in languages of the Greater Himalayan area, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité

OpenAlex ID: W2283548124

FWCI: 112.5

Cites: 26

Cited by: 75

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