Chapter 8
Subject and agreement
Article outline
- 8.1Introduction
- 8.2Agreement pattern
- 8.3Split ergative system and agreement resolution
- 8.3.1Non-perfective aspect
- 8.3.2Perfective aspect
- 8.3.3Obligative-Desiderative/subjunctive
- 8.3.4Pronominals
- 8.4Subjects
- 8.4.1Nominative and ergative subjects
- 8.4.1.1Grammatical properties
- 8.4.2Dative subjects
- 8.4.2.1Grammatical properties
- 8.4.3Passive subjects
- 8.4.4Subject hierarchy
- 8.5Direct objects
- 8.6Indirect objects
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