Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond
Kurtöp, an East Bodish language of Bhutan, uses case markers for a variety of functions. Like many Tibeto-Burman languages, Kurtöp evidences an ergative whose functions extend above and beyond the typical role of distinguishing the A argument in a bivalent clause. The Kurtöp ergative signals t...
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Main Author: | Hyslop, Gwendolyn |
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Other Authors: | University of Oregon |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2024
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177715 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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