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Unergativity in Embosi

Journal: English Literature and Language Review (Vol.3, No. 12)

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Page : 118-123

Keywords : Ergativity; Ergative predicates; Unaccusative hypothesis; Embosí.;

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Abstract

This contribution investigates the unaccusative hypothesis driving data from Embosí language regarding unergative predicates. It comes out from discussion that if Split intransitive is a cross linguistically based phenomenon, its diagnostic tests are rather linguistic parameters of variation. Perlmutter (1978) puts forward three different forms of unaccusative hypothesis, then I assert that it is his second form which suits and meets its explanatory adequacy cross linguistically. Moreover, Embosí resorts to two tests namely nominalization and cognate objects to diagnose unergative predicates. Finally, unergativity is related to agentivity and volition.

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