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In linguistic typology, ergative–absolutive alignment is a type of morphosyntactic alignment in which the subject of an intransitive verb behaves like the object of a transitive verb, and differently from the agent of a transitive verb. In ergative–absolutive languages with grammatical case, the ergative case refers to the marking of agents of transitive…
The analysis highlights Distribution of ergative languages, Realization of ergativity and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Ergative–absolutive alignment.
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The extracted context around Ergative–absolutive alignment shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Ergative–absolutive alignment → type of morphosyntactic alignment in which the subject of an intransitive verb behaves like the object of a transitive verb. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 8 structured relationships around Ergative–absolutive alignment. Examples in this analysis include Ergative–absolutive alignment → is a → type of morphosyntactic alignment in which the subject of an intransitive verb behaves like the object of a transitive verb and Pashto → instance of → and certain Indo-European languages. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergative–absolutive alignment | is a | type of morphosyntactic alignment in which the subject of an intransitive verb behaves like the object of a transitive verb | 0.90 | text |
| Pashto | instance of | and certain Indo-European languages | 0.80 | text |
| the Kurdish languages | instance of | and certain Indo-European languages | 0.80 | text |
| many others | instance of | and certain Indo-European languages | 0.80 | text |
| English | instance of | accusative languages | 0.80 | text |
| where the single argument of an intransitive verb | instance of | accusative languages | 0.80 | text |
| the agent of a transitive verb | instance of | accusative languages | 0.80 | text |
| oblique.The core argument of an intransitive verb | instance of | or as a similar case | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Ergative–absolutive alignment bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Languages, Ergative and Case. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Ergative–absolutive alignment, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Ergative–absolutive alignment with Distribution of ergative languages. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Ergative–absolutive alignment to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Distribution of ergative languages, Realization of ergativity & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Ergative–absolutive alignment · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout