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Ergativity

Berry

27 Apr 2018

NobleIDark:/48914/w1/20260524/94FE5440DOI10.4324/9781351164962-31

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Abstract

Section C6 investigated the concept of transitivity in some detail, finding that the distinction between transitive and intransitive verbs is not a simple one. A number of relationships were identified, for example verbs which can be both transitive and intransitive, but with a difference (or differences) in meaning verbs which include or do without an object ‘at the drop of a hat’ This section looks at one more relationship.

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